Conflict in South Sudan's Equatoria Region

 The US Institute of Peace published in April 2021 a study titled "Conflict and Crisis in South Sudan's Equatoria" by Alan Boswell, International Crisis Group.  

The report examines the conflict in Equatoria region of South Sudan.  It concludes the crisis in Equatoria will likely become entrenched if peace talks do not gain momentum and as resentments from abusive counterinsurgency campaigns mount and disillusionment with the troubled peace process grows.  

Why South Sudan Has Only Known Conflict

 World Politics Review published on 23 February 2021 a commentary titled "Why the World's Newest Country Has Only Known Conflict" by Alan Boswell, International Crisis Group. 

The author argues any hope for stability in South Sudan depends on a reset of an ill-suited winner-take-all political system that fuels ongoing tensions among elites.  

South Sudan's Other War

 The International Crisis Group (ICG) published on 25 February 2021 a report titled "South Sudan's Other War: The Insurgency in Equatoria."

This is an account of a little known insurgency in South Sudan's Equatoria region led by General Thomas Cirillo.  

South Sudan Stalled Peace Agreement

World Politics Review posted on 30 August 2019 a commentary titled "One Year On, South Sudan's Stalled Peace Deal Is Proving Its Skeptics Right" by Julian Hattem.

One year later, South Sudan's cease fire has largely held, but it is a fragile peace. Key provisions of the peace agreement about demobilizing fighters and redrawing internal political lines remain unfulfilled. There are mounting fears that the deal's eventual breakdown could lead to a return to large-scale violence in South Sudan.

South Sudan: Armed Groups and Mediation

The Institute for Security Studies published in December 2018 a report titled "Compound Fractures: Political Formations, Armed Groups and Regional Mediation in South Sudan" by David Deng, South Sudanese/US human rights lawyer.

The author concludes that although IGAD was ultimately successful in brokering an agreement among the conflicting parties, the mediation has struggled with major challenges throughout the conflict, including the zero-sum thinking of the warring parties, which remain committed to military solutions and unwillingness to compromise. This has led to the rise of various armed opposition groups in recent years.

South Sudanese Refugee Crisis in Uganda

Refugees International published on 9 March 2017 a report titled "Getting It Right: Protection of South Sudanese Refugees in Uganda."

South Sudanese refugees fleeing into Uganda have created one the fastest growing humanitarian crises in the world today. Uganda now hosts more refugees, an estimated 700,000, than any other country in Africa. The overwhelming majority are women and children.

South Sudan is Coming Apart

The New York Times published on 4 March 2017 an article titled "War Consumes South Sudan, a Young Nation Cracking Apart" by Jeffrey Gettleman.

Based on a visit to Yambio in Equatoria Region of South Sudan, the article paints a dismal picture of the future of the country.

South Sudan: Conflict in Equatoria

The International Crisis Group (ICG) published on 25 May 2016 an analysis titled "South Sudan's South: Conflict in the Equatorias." It reports on continuing conflict in Equatoria region driven by a combination of national governance issues--federalism, security sector reform, and a new constitution--and localized grievances. Although conflict is on the wane in Equatoria, the new South Sudan peace agreement could revive contentious issues in Equatoria.

Crisis Group Warning on South Sudan

The International Crisis Group (ICG) issued on 7 July 2014 a conflict alert titled "Halting South Sudan's Spreading Civil War."  The brief analysis cites a number of growing threats to stability in South Sudan and ends with ten recommendations for averting further violence.