Matthew LeRichie, Author at African Arguments

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

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...