Daniel Akech Thiong, Author at African Arguments

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 ...

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 ...