Latest articles on South Sudan

The futility of elections: Re-thinking democracy in East Africa

Africa Su Muhereza & Eshban Kwesiga - 22 Feb 2021

Elections do not guarantee greater freedom or democratic governance and have contributed to instability and economic setbacks

The dichotomy of Dominic Ongwen

Africa Andrew Arinaitwe & Eric Mwine-Mugaju - 15 Feb 2021

The brutality meted out to the infamous Ugandan warlord was almost as horrifying as that delivered by him

‘Unconscionable’: The race to stop Israel from selling weapons to Uganda

Africa Sophie Neiman - 12 Feb 2021

Ugandan and Israeli activists have called for the licence permitting arms sales to be revoked, but expect next week’s hearing to be held in camera

The Africans in exile who live in fear of transnational repression

Opinion Isabel Linzer - 4 Feb 2021

Governments across sub-Saharan Africa violently pursue exiles abroad. Democracies must push back

State surveillance rife in South Sudan, Amnesty finds

Opinion Deprose Muchena - 3 Feb 2021

Telecommunications and surveillance companies must stop aiding the government’s human rights violations and encroachment on freedoms

Africa: The only continent where political violence increased in 2020

Africa Clionadh Raleigh & Roudabeh Kishi - 1 Feb 2021

Militias have increased in numbers and strength, and now outnumber state security forces by four to one

Debt forgiveness will top the African agenda in 2021

Africa Alex Vines - 19 Dec 2020

After being praised for their handling of the pandemic, African countries must now confront the economic fallout – even as they grapple with existing political and security challenges

Conflict until the cows come home

Africa David Mono Danga - 11 Oct 2020

Climate change and civil war are escalating tensions between South Sudan’s herders and crop farmers, who are competing over land

South Sudan’s forex shortage highlights broader economic crisis

Africa David Mono Danga - 1 Sep 2020

South Sudan has nearly run out of foreign currency – and this is just the tip of a much bigger economic crisis.

The foreign aid game is changing: these are the opportunities for Africa

Africa Dan Banik & Nikolai Hegertun - 23 Aug 2020

A more explicit emphasis on the national interest may encourage donor countries to play ‘the long game’ in Africa

Nine years later, South Sudan is still a nation in waiting

Africa Nyagoah Tut Pur - 9 Jul 2020

July 9 marks nine years since South Sudan became independent. But the promise of that independence has yet to be realised

Much of South Sudan’s cabinet has Covid-19. What happened?

Africa David Mono Danga - 3 Jun 2020

And only two of the country’s five vice-presidents have not had the virus

Lifting the arms embargo on South Sudan would be a disgrace

Africa Thozamile Botha - 22 May 2020

Later this month, the UN Security Council will vote on whether to lift the arms embargo on South Sudan. Doing so would be a terrible mistake

Crisis, what crisis? How not to handle a pandemic

Africa Aanu Adeoye, Simon Allison, Amindeh Blaise Atabong & Abdul S Brima - 27 Apr 2020

So far, most countries on the African continent are dealing with Covid-19, but not all leaders are taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously

‘The UN didn’t do anything wrong’: Peacekeepers in South Sudan respond to Covid-19 criticism

Africa David Mono Danga - 27 Apr 2020

The international organisation has been on the receiving end of bitter criticism since South Sudan’s first case of Covid-19 was confirmed to be a UN staffer

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Latest articles on South Sudan

The futility of elections: Re-thinking democracy in East Africa

The dichotomy of Dominic Ongwen

‘Unconscionable’: The race to stop Israel from selling weapons to Uganda

The Africans in exile who live in fear of transnational repression

State surveillance rife in South Sudan, Amnesty finds

Africa: The only continent where political violence increased in 2020

Debt forgiveness will top the African agenda in 2021

Conflict until the cows come home

South Sudan’s forex shortage highlights broader economic crisis

The foreign aid game is changing: these are the opportunities for Africa

Nine years later, South Sudan is still a nation in waiting

Much of South Sudan’s cabinet has Covid-19. What happened?

Lifting the arms embargo on South Sudan would be a disgrace

Crisis, what crisis? How not to handle a pandemic

‘The UN didn’t do anything wrong’: Peacekeepers in South Sudan respond to Covid-19 criticism

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