South Sudan News News South Sudan » Politics: South Sudan’s constitutional shortcut to elections: What could changing the peace deal mean for the country’s politics?
South Sudan is once again changing the legal framework governing its political transition, with the National Legislature approving amendments that the government says are necessary to remove obstacles ...
News South Sudan » Politics: Opinion| South Sudan cannot be governed through fear, division, and perpetual transition
South Sudan has now spent far too many years trapped in a cycle of political crisis, insecurity, poverty, corruption allegations, and unfinished peace agreements. For more than a decade, the people of ...
News South Sudan » Politics: Op-Ed| The African Union’s gamble in South Sudan
The African Union’s relentless pursuit of international donors to cover South Sudan’s $223 million electoral funding deficit raises critical political, economic, and ethical questions. Pushing forward ...
News South Sudan » Politics: In South Sudan, a prophet's sacred stick helps fuel a violent struggle for political power
JUBA, South Sudan — A South Sudanese prophet — as the story goes — wielded a sacred stick during a tribal battle in 1878 and summoned a deadly thunderbolt that struck down rival fighters. That stick ...
News South Sudan » Politics: Rare war of words exposes tension within South Sudan top leadership
Public spat between President Kiir and his vice Rebecca Nyandeng raises fresh ...
News South Sudan » Politics: Ilemi dispute threatens vital Kenya-South Sudan highway link
The territorial question is rooted in colonial-era boundary ...