Ethiopia's Role in South Sudan

The International Crisis Group published on 30 January 2017 a commentary titled "Ethiopia Must Continue to Help Stabilise South Sudan" by Rashid Abdi, project director for Horn of Africa.

The author noted that Ethiopia has shown strong leadership and a level of direct involvement in peace efforts in Sudan and South Sudan that few countries can match. He argued that Ethiopia should not waiver in its commitment to ensuring a peaceful South Sudan and use the tools at its disposal to support an inclusive and stable government in Juba.

South Sudan: An Update on Governance

The International Crisis Group published on 20 December 2016 a report titled "South Sudan: Rearranging the Chessboard." It concludes that while there is calm in the capital of Juba, national peace remains distant with much of the country under fragile local truces or in conflict.

South Sudan Power Sharing Agreement Doomed to Fail

African Arguments published on 4 October 2016 a commentary titled "Failing South Sudan: First as Tragedy, Then as Farce" by William Davison, Bloomberg News.

Davison suggests the power sharing arrangement between Salva Kiir and Riek Machar was doomed from the start. He argues that the international community must take a more thorough and honest assessment of the deep-rooted, age-old problems bedeviling South Sudan. Until policy is directed by an understanding that South Sudanese elites are unscrupulously battling for control of an under-formed state, then the remedies proposed will be insufficient. While Davison identifies the problem and suggests steps not to take, I don't see the solution in his analysis.