Author: cbartel@bluewin.ch

Toward a Viable Future for South Sudan ICG’s Africa Report No. 300, 10 February 2021 – A Critique.

Dr Lam Akol 22 February 2021. The International Crisis Group (ICG) issued its Africa Repot No.300 on 10 February 2021. The report attempts to address the current crisis South Sudan is wallowing in and offers possible ways out of the political cul-de-sac it is inexorably heading towards with attendant insecurity. The basic premises of the Read More …

A system Hijacked

South Sudan!! – a system hijacked by Lebanese cabals for selfish ends rather than the interest of the generality of the South Sudanese populace   By Samuel T.  Juba November 2020.  Being cognizant that, many institutions and apparatus of the state, as well as their operators, do not operate in a value-free setting to achieve Read More …

View on IGAD Proposal to Return to 10 States in the Republic of South Sudan

11 February 2020 Bol Joseph Agau  On the 8th of February 2020, the Regional Bloc, Intergovernmental Authority on Development convened the 34th Extraordinary Summit of IGAD Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Summit discussed the RARCISS Implementation challenges and particularly the two pending pre-transitional items, i.e. the Number and Boundaries of Read More …

Analyses: the Mathiang Anyoor—cattle keepers turned key SPLA fighters

New Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) study analyses the Mathiang Anyoor—cattle keepers turned key SPLA fighters When civil war broke out in South Sudan in December 2013, thousands of soldiers defected from the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and joined the opposition. In response, elites loyal to Kiir’s government mobilized fighters to bolster depleted SPLA forces. Read More …