insert_link Africa Crisis in Abyei: South Sudan must act and stop violence between Dinka groups By Jan Pospisil, Coventry University Abyei – a territory roughly the size of Jamaica – is being contested by two countries, Sudan and South Sudan. Abyei, which covers just over 10,000km², is under special administrative status following the terms of a 2005 peace agreement between the two countries. The disagreement has led to increasingly violent inter-communal tensions. Although the roots of these stretch back decades, they […] today7 March, 2024
insert_link Africa South Sudan: some spoilers want peace to fail, putting 2024 elections at risk By Edgar Githua, Strathmore University South Sudan is expected to hold its first general election in December 2024. It became an independent state in 2011. The long overdue election is one of the pillars of a peace agreement signed in 2018. It helped end the 2013-2018 civil war that killed nearly 400,000 people and displaced millions. Since then, the country has progressed in relative peace, with fewer […] today20 February, 2024