South Sudan
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Then they came for Al Jazeera: South Sudan press freedoms further deteriorate
The free media is facing ever greater restrictions just when it is needed the most. This Monday, South Sudan’s government dealt one more blow to ... -
Are locals starting to push back in the “best place in the world for refugees”?
Uganda is now home to over 800,000 South Sudanese refugees and the world’s largest refugee camp. At a time in which governments across the ... -
Why calling for a ceasefire in South Sudan can be a bad idea
Even a seemingly uncontroversial demand can have complex, and potentially adverse, implications. On 23 March, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, speaking to the United Nations Security ... -
As thousands flee South Sudan every day, donors must shell out more than just hollow promises
In Uganda, transit centres are massively over-crowded and rations are thinly stretched. Moreover, unless more support is provided, things will only get worse as ... -
Failing South Sudan: First as Tragedy, Then as Farce
International mediators have repeatedly made the same mistake of treating disgraced leaders as if they’re respectable statesmen, of treating the problem like it’s the ... -
Down but not out: What Machar’s absence means for South Sudan’s peace process
One half of the rivalry that has defined South Sudan’s politics since independence is no longer around the table. Will this be a help or ... -
South Sudan: The UN’s deafening silence over its jailed journalist
George Livio of the UN’s Radio Miraya has been in jail with no charges for almost two years. Why has UNMISS never publicly called ... -
The African Union can and must intervene to prevent atrocities in South Sudan
The challenge facing the African Heads of State and Government as they meet in Kigali this week is not whether but how to act ... -
South Sudan: For every corrupt general, there are thousands who wish only for peace
As deadly fighting returns, peacekeeping and civilian protection must be the first priority, but justice must also be on the agenda. The savagery of ... -
Who’s behind South Sudan’s return to fighting?
Despite President Kiir and Vice-President Machar’s call for calm, hundreds have been killed and thousands displaced in Juba over the past few days. As ...
