This report provides insights into the food security situation of South Sudan in 2014 and 2015. It also helps to project future trends in food security. Download
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Armed, cattle-herding men in Africa are often assumed to be at a relational and spatial distance from the ‘legitimate’ armed forces of the government. The vision constructed of the South Sudanese government in 2005 by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement removed legitimacy from non-government armed groups including localised, armed, defence forces that protected communities and cattle. Yet, militarised cattle-herding men of South Sudan have had various relationships with the governing Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement/Army over the…
The newest state in the Horn of Africa has become an arena where powerful neighbours manoeuvre for regional influence. The deteriorating security situation in oil-rich South Sudan took neighbouring states by surprise, but they have risen to the opportunities the situation offers. Uganda and South Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea, Kenya and Egypt support different proxies and their competition could plunge the region into chaos. As South Sudan struggles with a military and political crisis, the…
This review (2015) argues that military victory by any side is unrealistic as are celebrations of military victories futile. It sees a negotiated settlement as the only exit to disaster. In the meantime, the toll on civilians and future generations mounts.
Following the 2013 outbreak of civil war in South Sudan, prospects for reconciliation and repairing of fractures between ethnic groups have been frustrated by the lack of progress at reaching a political deal in the Addis peace process and difficulties in initiating an inclusive dialogue that fosters trust at national and local levels. At this event, Jok Madut Jok, and Casie Copeland will examine the current situation in South Sudan and the limitations of the…
This paper (2015) attempts to address the looming question of the unintended consequences of – and questions raised by – a renewed large-scale humanitarian operations in South Sudan.
This report stresses that the UN Mission in South Sudan has saved life but also refers to major challenges and provides recommendations enhance the protection of civilians. Download
This article explains political events in South Sudan since 2011 through the lens of a political marketplace. Link to publication
This paper explores the role of the Ugandan Forces and International Commitment in the ongoing armed conflict in South Sudan. Download
This briefing describes events of the conflict between SPLM/A and SPLM/A-IO in Unity State, importantly evolving around the oil fields of Rubkona and Pariang counties. Download
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