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South Sudan
Elections: African Union observers concerned about Kiir's real intentions

Delegates from the pan-African institution, who returned from a visit to Juba, believe that South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has no serious intention of holding elections next year.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.03.2022

South Sudan
Kiir rushes elections in bid for quick political gain

With only months before a visit from Pope Francis, the South Sudanese president is increasingly in need of renewed legitimacy, after over a decade in power and few results to show for it. He is ready to push the country into a process for which it is ill-prepared.

Subscribers only Politics 10.03.2022

Inner circles | South Sudan
Power-hungry Salva Kiir fashions army in his own image

Planned since 2018 as part of a peace agreement between the South Sudanese president and his arch-rival and vice president Riek Machar, the unification of the militias has never taken place. This is no surprise given that the army is the backbone of Salva Kiir's power.

Subscribers only Politics 04.02.2022

South Sudan
Petronas plans its difficult departure

The Asian oil company Petronas no longer wants to invest in South Sudan and plans to leave. But at what price?

Subscribers only Energy 20.10.2021

Sudan
What lessons can Khartoum learn from South Sudan for its peace monitoring mechanism?

The transitional government in Sudan is trying to create a system for monitoring the peace agreement signed one year ago.

Subscribers only Politics 26.08.2021

South Sudan
Machar's political capital up in flames as SPLMI-IO splits in two

President Salva Kiir's toughest rival, South Sudan's first vice-president, has been fiercely challenged by both the military and political branches of his own party and is now but a shadow of his former self.

Subscribers only Politics 20.08.2021

South Sudan vice president Riek Machar, leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement In Opposition.

South Sudan
Salva Kiir buys himself a private army

A hundred South Sudanese soldiers have just returned to Juba having undergone training in Ukraine. They'll form the core of the future special forces that the president wants.

Free access Politics 14.07.2021

South Sudan
Tensions over transitional assembly may tarnish tenth anniversary of independance

Tomorrow, South Sudan turns ten. President Salva Kiir is grasping to hold onto his parliamentary majority as a new assembly is expected to be sworn in.

Subscribers only Politics 08.07.2021

South Sudan
Pagan, Malong and Kiir negotiate on thin ice

Negotiations between South Sudan's government and remaining rebel groups have resumed in Kenya. But all parties are beset by internal tensions that render the outcome of the talks uncertain.

Subscribers only Politics 11.03.2021

Peace talks for South Sudan in Naivasha on 8 March with Pagan Amum Okiech, Barnaba Marial Benjamin and Paul Malong Awan(from left to right).

South Sudan
Kiir fans flames of ethnic rivalry near Upper Nile oilfields

President Salva Kiir has appointed a Padang Dinka as deputy governor for Upper Nile state, home to over 70% of the country's crude oil output. Though intended as a conciliatry gesture towards this community, it could well spark fresh clashes with Shilluks and Nuers.

Subscribers only Politics 04.02.2021

South Sudan, Sudan
Hemeti and Kiir's quid pro quo on dealing with their enemies

South Sudan's president and the number two in Sudan's Sovereign Council are both troubled by a warlord who has taken refuge in the other's country. The two leaders have been working on a quid pro quo solution.

Subscribers only Politics 11.12.2020

South Sudan
Battle over appointment of Johnson Olony as Upper Nile governor jeopardizes peace agreement

Vice president Riek Machar is insisting on having army commander Johnson Olony as head of the oil-producing state of Upper Nile. South Sudanese president Salva Kiir has refused to approve the appointment, however, even though, in so doing, he risks endangering the country's fragile transition process.

Subscribers only Politics 09.12.2020

Upper Nile - Where the two Sudans and Ethiopia meet.

South Sudan
Kiir hopes Biden win means end of sanctions

While Paris, Oslo and Washington work out what their economic support to Juba could look like, Salva Kiir is preparing for the shift in power at the White House.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.12.2020

The South Sudanese president Salva Kiir.

Spotlight | South Sudan
Kiir makes pro-Sahara Energy execs pay the price

The Nigerian trading company is far from being unanimously popular in Juba where it has powerful allies but also many critics.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 01.10.2020

The President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir.

East Africa, South Sudan
Rival factions ready to pounce if Salva Kiir stumbles

Less than a month after he mediated peace talks between Khartoum and rebel groups in Juba, rival South Sudanese clans have already relegated Salva Kiir to the past and are jostling for the pole position if he is unable to hold on to the presidency.

Free access Politics 15.09.2020

South Sudan
Kiir ditches spy chiefs for loyalists at Nilepet

The South Sudan head of state is suffering from increasingly acute paranoia. He has replaced most of the national oil company's board members with loyalists of his own in a move destined to ensure he has complete control of the oil sector, which is the state's main source of revenue following the recent civil war.

Subscribers only Energy 11.09.2020

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Riek Machar

South Sudan
Elections: African Union observers concerned about Kiir's real intentions

South Sudan
Kiir rushes elections in bid for quick political gain

Inner circles | South Sudan
Power-hungry Salva Kiir fashions army in his own image

South Sudan
Petronas plans its difficult departure

Sudan
What lessons can Khartoum learn from South Sudan for its peace monitoring mechanism?

South Sudan
Machar's political capital up in flames as SPLMI-IO splits in two

South Sudan
Salva Kiir buys himself a private army

South Sudan
Tensions over transitional assembly may tarnish tenth anniversary of independance

South Sudan
Pagan, Malong and Kiir negotiate on thin ice

South Sudan
Kiir fans flames of ethnic rivalry near Upper Nile oilfields

South Sudan, Sudan
Hemeti and Kiir's quid pro quo on dealing with their enemies

South Sudan
Battle over appointment of Johnson Olony as Upper Nile governor jeopardizes peace agreement

South Sudan
Kiir hopes Biden win means end of sanctions

Spotlight | South Sudan
Kiir makes pro-Sahara Energy execs pay the price

East Africa, South Sudan
Rival factions ready to pounce if Salva Kiir stumbles

South Sudan
Kiir ditches spy chiefs for loyalists at Nilepet

South Sudan
SPLA-IO's General James Nando now recruiting for President Kiir

South Sudan
Riek Machar grabs top oil post for old-time supporter

South Sudan
A peace as fragile as the fledgling government

South Sudan
South Africa and Uganda call the tune

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Riek Machar

South Sudan Elections: African Union observers concerned about Kiir's real intentions

South Sudan Kiir rushes elections in bid for quick political gain

Inner circles | South Sudan Power-hungry Salva Kiir fashions army in his own image

South Sudan Petronas plans its difficult departure

Sudan What lessons can Khartoum learn from South Sudan for its peace monitoring mechanism?

South Sudan Machar's political capital up in flames as SPLMI-IO splits in two

South Sudan Salva Kiir buys himself a private army

South Sudan Tensions over transitional assembly may tarnish tenth anniversary of independance

South Sudan Pagan, Malong and Kiir negotiate on thin ice

South Sudan Kiir fans flames of ethnic rivalry near Upper Nile oilfields

South Sudan, Sudan Hemeti and Kiir's quid pro quo on dealing with their enemies

South Sudan Battle over appointment of Johnson Olony as Upper Nile governor jeopardizes peace agreement

South Sudan Kiir hopes Biden win means end of sanctions

Spotlight | South Sudan Kiir makes pro-Sahara Energy execs pay the price

East Africa, South Sudan Rival factions ready to pounce if Salva Kiir stumbles

South Sudan Kiir ditches spy chiefs for loyalists at Nilepet

South Sudan SPLA-IO's General James Nando now recruiting for President Kiir

South Sudan Riek Machar grabs top oil post for old-time supporter

South Sudan A peace as fragile as the fledgling government

South Sudan South Africa and Uganda call the tune

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

South Sudan
Elections: African Union observers concerned about Kiir's real intentions

South Sudan
Kiir rushes elections in bid for quick political gain

Inner circles | South Sudan
Power-hungry Salva Kiir fashions army in his own image

South Sudan
Petronas plans its difficult departure

Sudan
What lessons can Khartoum learn from South Sudan for its peace monitoring mechanism?

South Sudan
Machar's political capital up in flames as SPLMI-IO splits in two

South Sudan
Salva Kiir buys himself a private army

South Sudan
Tensions over transitional assembly may tarnish tenth anniversary of independance

South Sudan
Pagan, Malong and Kiir negotiate on thin ice

South Sudan
Kiir fans flames of ethnic rivalry near Upper Nile oilfields

South Sudan, Sudan
Hemeti and Kiir's quid pro quo on dealing with their enemies

South Sudan
Battle over appointment of Johnson Olony as Upper Nile governor jeopardizes peace agreement

South Sudan
Kiir hopes Biden win means end of sanctions

Spotlight | South Sudan
Kiir makes pro-Sahara Energy execs pay the price

East Africa, South Sudan
Rival factions ready to pounce if Salva Kiir stumbles

South Sudan
Kiir ditches spy chiefs for loyalists at Nilepet

South Sudan
SPLA-IO's General James Nando now recruiting for President Kiir

South Sudan
Riek Machar grabs top oil post for old-time supporter

South Sudan
A peace as fragile as the fledgling government

South Sudan
South Africa and Uganda call the tune