Daniel Akech Thiong

south sudan horn of africa President Salva Kiir at the swearing in of South Sudan's transitional government in February 2020. Credit: UN Photo/Isaac Billy.

December 2, 2020

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South Sudan’s two big foreign policy questions

Amid shifting dynamics in the Horn of Africa, South Sudan finds itself caught in the middle of regional rivalries. On 28 November, Ethiopian federal forces claimed ...

Politics South Sudan Top story

By Daniel Akech Thiong

February 18, 2020

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10, 21, 28, 32, ?: Why South Sudan’s peace might rest on a number

South Sudan has until 22 February to form a coalition government. One particular quarrel has proven intractable, until recently. The 22 February 2020 deadline to form ...

South Sudan: How warring parties play international donors

Aid organisations play an unintended but crucial role in South Sudan’s repeating cycles of violence. How can they break out of it? Since war broke out ...

A female ex-combatant sews in South Sudan. Credit: UNDP South Sudan/Brian Sokol.

Politics South Sudan Top story

By Daniel Akech Thiong

March 12, 2018

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South Sudan: Buying off elites to stop fighting won’t work. Here’s what might

Offering warring elites rewards to lay down arms hasn’t worked. The profits of conflict must be removed and the focus shifted to the ground level. Mediators ...