Author: Daniel Akech Thiong
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The pawn who became king: How has Salva Kiir stayed at the top so long?
Three strategies the perennially underestimated president has used to build and keep power across decades of South Sudan’s political tumult. When playing chess in the capital Juba, ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
