Matthew LeRiche

Despite struggling with its own peace process, South Sudan may be the one country that all warring parties could accept as an honest mediator. Credit: UNMISS.

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The one country that could mediate in Ethiopia

South Sudan is not seen as a threat by any of the warring parties and has close personal relationships with leaders in Addis, Mek’ele, and Asmara. ...

The Trump US-Sudan deal made Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok look weak and may have emboldened militant and Islamist figures. A new approach could instead support the civilian authorities. Credit: International Hydropower Association.

Politics Sudan Top story

By Matthew LeRiche

November 18, 2020

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Sudan: Trump’s deal could be disastrous. Biden can fix it.

Instead of undermining Sudan’s democratic transition and drawing it into regional conflicts, a reconfigured US-Sudan deal could do the opposite. In the weeks running up to ...

Sudan and South Sudan need stability for oil revenues to flow, but the politics of both countries are more complicated than that.

Editor's Picks Politics South Sudan Sudan

By Matthew LeRiche

April 30, 2019

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What al-Bashir’s removal means for South Sudan’s fragile peace

Sudan’s former president was central to South Sudan’s latest peace process. Elites in both countries may sense opportunity in his absence. One of the last things ...

Tens of thousands have died and hundreds of thousands displaced in South Sudan's ongoing conflict. Credit: Tim Freccia / Enough Project.

South Sudan’s “new” peace deal is missing something: details

The Khartoum agreement makes several promises, but is short on specifics and leaves the issues that have scuppered previous deals unresolved. South Sudan’s main belligerents have ...

Female leaders in Malakal, South Sudan peace. Credit: UN Photo/JC McIlwaine.

Politics South Sudan Top story

By Matthew LeRiche

June 26, 2018

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Why it makes sense for South Sudan’s leaders to keep rejecting peace deals

From both the government and opposition’s perspectives, there are logical – if self-interested – reasons for rejecting the recent proposals. Attempts to forge a peace deal ...