Opinion & Analysis
No to second anniversary of Sudan war
By Brian Kagoro April 15 marked one year since the breakout of the devastating war in Sudan that has killed 14,000 people, displaced over 16.5 million and led to the worst humanitarian crisis today with half of the population in need of humanitarian assistance. Almost five million people are on the brink of famine, 18 […]
One year into the crisis in Sudan, South Africa should use its influence to help bring peace
Daily Maverick By Dismas Nkunda April 15 marked the first anniversary of the conflict in Sudan. The situation is dire: since the outbreak of the crisis nearly nine million civilians have been forcibly displaced, with 80% internally displaced and others having fled to neighbouring Chad, Central African Republic, Egypt and South Sudan, and within the […]
South Sudan still trying to pick up the pieces
The country continues to grapple with the dilemma of either hastily navigating transitional processes, potentially repeating past disregard for popular will and exacerbating conflict, or extending the transitional arrangement, thereby bolstering the authority of leaders who have consistently failed to secure lasting peace, writes Maggie LoWilla Africa Briefing In 2011, South Sudan became the world’s […]
Historic elections in South Sudan
For the first time in its 13 years of independence, the country is poised to hold a groundbreaking general election in December. Maggie LoWilla looks at power, politics and the pathway to what will be one of 19 elections in Africa this year. Africa Briefing As 2024 unfolds, elections take centre stage across the African continent, […]