When the cat is away, the rats don’t just play they butcher each other, with Dr. Riek Machar effectively neutralized and detained under house arrest in Juba, the SPLM-IO has devolved from a poli...
How a Former Musician Became a Loud Voice in the Movementโs Internal War JUBAย Let us stop pretending that the SPLM-IO crisis is merely a disagreement between political colleagues. The movement is bei...
The Math of Marginalization Politics is a game of raw numbers, demographic momentum, and strategic alliances. In the high-stakes run-up to national elections, the fundamental objective of any politica...
The Shadow Palace: How Political Witchcraft Is Paralyzing South Sudan’s Government Walk the corridors of power in Juba and you’ll notice something nobody says out loud. A lot of what happe...
JUBA, South Sudanย As South Sudan moves toward its scheduled December 2026 general elections, political organization, regional representation, and grassroots mobilization are becoming increasingly imp...
Political retaliation after government changes is a major threat to South Sudan’s stability and peace. Too often, new officials use state power to settle personal grievances against predecessors...
Anatomy of Conflict: Tensions in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region The Gambella Regional State, located in southwestern Ethiopia along the porous border with South Sudan, has long been a flashpoint for...
