165: Sudan, Nigeria and Iraq 31 Jul 2019 In July 2014, the UN Security Council declared South Sudan’s The United States was a lead facilitator of South Sudanese independence, which was decided in a 2011
As Martell writes,Moreover, people depended on their leaders to use those looted state resources to help their ethnic group. Sudan conflict: Army and civilians seal power-sharing deal. 06 Apr 2019 07:37 GMT Corruption, South Sudan, Civil war, War & Conflict, Oil Price After Sudan’s independence from the United Kingdom in 1956, these biases continued, ensuring that southerners always took a backseat to the north.Not surprisingly, in the south there were high levels of discontent, which came to a head in 1955-1972 with the First Sudanese Civil War, then again in the Second Sudanese Civil War from 1983–2005. Oil minister Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth discusses allegations of corruption and the role of oil in South Sudan's future. Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Studies Please check the captcha. But this was simply a sign of much deeper tensions in the relationship between the two leaders and the groups they represent. Estimated number of people killed since December 2013Since civil war broke out in South Sudan in December 2013, over 50,000 people have been killed—possibly as many as 383,000, according to a recent After almost five years of civil war in South Sudan, Kiir and Machar participated in In December 2013, following a political struggle between Kiir and Machar that led to Machar's Under the threat of international sanctions and following several rounds of negotiations supported by the In late December 2013, the UN Security Council authorized a rapid Violence has prevented farmers from planting or harvesting crops, causing food shortages nationwide.
Brigadier General Lemi Lomukaya (front R) of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO), a South Sudanese antigovernment force, poses with rebels at a base in Birigo, on the South Sudanese side of the border with Uganda, on September 22, 2018.
While many of the stories he tells are heartbreaking and even horrifying, there is a high degree of sensitivity here, as he reminds the reader of the many ways that conflict between leaders in Juba affects the lives of ordinary South Sudanese.And, as Martell points out, “There is suffering, yes, but people also live. Models for Negotiating an Exit Plan for Entrenched Leadership in South SudanInformal armies: community defence groups in South Sudan’s civil warWeapons of Mass Corruption: How corruption in South Sudan’s military undermines the world’s newest countryCan the African Union Save South Sudan from Genocide?How South Sudan Came To The Brink Of 'Ethnic Civil War'A State of Disunity: Conflict Dynamics in Unity State, 2013-2015Human Baseline Security Assessment for Sudan and South SudanUnder Fire: The July 2016 Violence in Juba and the UN ResponseYouth-led National Dialogue the Only Option to Avert Disaster in South SudanFailing South Sudan: First as Tragedy, Then as FarceUN panel blames South Sudan leaders for Juba violencePolitical Splintering at the Root of Failing South Sudanese Peace DealsSalvaging South Sudan’s Sovereignty (and Ending its Civil War)Enhancing U.S. Support for Peace Operations in AfricaReport of the Commission on Human Rights in South SudanA Report on Violations and Abuses of International Human Rights Law and Violations of International Humanitarian Law in the Context of the Fighting in Juba, South Sudan, in July 2016If We Leave We Are Killed: Lessons Learned from South Sudan Protection of Civilian Sites 2013–2016JMEC Report to the African Union Peace and Security CouncilChairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation CommissionUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Dividing largely on ethnic lines, forces loyal to President Salva Kiir, a Dinka, fought those supporting his ex-deputy, Riek Machar, who is a member of the Nuer ethnic group.Fighting began when Kiir accused Machar of plotting a coup against him. Here are the Critical Next StepsSouth Sudan’s Civil War and Conflict Dynamics in the Red SeaAll You Need to Know About South Sudan's New Power-Sharing AccordSouth Sudan Forces Killed and Raped Hundreds in Brutal Campaign, UN SaysStrong Words Alone Will Not Deliver Peace to South SudanInside the World's Largest Refugee Camp: 'We Just Want to Go Home'A Resurrected Peace Plan Is the Best Hope for Ending South Sudan's Brutal WarThe Struggle to Survive South Sudan's Hunger SeasonSouth Sudan Army Makes Push Against Rebels as Peace Talks BeginSouth Sudan’s Worsening Crisis Prompts U.S. to Reassess AidUN, U.S. Failed to Prevent ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ in South SudanOver One Million South Sudanese Flee From Violence to Uganda"Soldiers Assume We Are Rebels": Escalating Violence and Abuses in South Sudan's EquatoriasSouth Sudan Forces Killed 117 Civilians Around Yei in Six MonthsEight Months After Approval, New UN Troops Trickle Into South SudanSouth Sudan’s civil war spirals into genocide, leaving ghost towns in its wakeA Way Out? Before his departure on Friday, Sudan released 78 Ethiopian citizens held in Sudan for a variety of offences with Abiy taking the time to take a group photo with the men before returning home. Girls play in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp outside the UN base in Malakal, South Sudan on July 24, 2014.