Demonstrations in Khartoum over the contested Abyei region.
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Overlapping territorial claims continue to fuel conflict in Abyei, which is claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan.
South Sudan delegates sign a peace deal to end civil war in 2018.
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A major hurdle in South Sudan is the presence of detractors who could undermine the successful implementation of peace agreements.
South Sudan President Salva Kiir (left) and Vice President Riek Machar.
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The political elite have held on to power through power-sharing arrangements rather than the ballot. How will that change?
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Peace and security in South Sudan depend on a fully functioning, peaceful and democratic government in Khartoum
Sudan army soldiers are fighting a rival paramilitary group.
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Violence in Sudan threatens to throw the troubled nation into chaos. A scholar of the region explains what is going on and what’s at stake.
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South Sudan’s diplomatic support around energy and water is much sought after in Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan.
A young boy displaced by the civil war in South Sudan irons his shirt before school.
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Pope Francis will be part of a peace mission to South Sudan, where thousands have been killed in ongoing violence.
South Sudan has struggled to find stability since independence.
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Local institutions and systems of governance and peace-building are working despite insurmountable challenges.
Troops under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan on patrol in Juba.
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The UN voted to extend its presence in South Sudan for another year. However, its success in the country faces many challenges.
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir (right) and his deputy Riek Machar shake hands in Addis Ababa to signify a peace deal in September, 2018.
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Kiir and Machar have been pivotal figures in most of South Sudan’s short history as an independent nation.
South Sudanese president Salva Kiir (right) and first vice president Riek Machar.
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South Sudan wants to create a professional army from rival forces in under 12 months. It’s a lofty timeline that faces many challenges.
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The ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement dominated the drafting of the current transitional constitution. History could repeat itself.
South Sudan President Salva Kiir
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Africa’s youngest state has a long way to go before it can put conflict behind it for good.
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir (right) meets with former rebel leader Riek Machar in Juba.
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South Sudan has had many opportunities to create a lasting peace but so far all efforts have been unsuccessful.
Is it time for South Sudanese President Salva Kiir (right) and former vice-president Riek Machar to meet face to face?
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South Sudan has been in the business of building peace for years but is no closer to implementing the roadmap to peace than when it drafted the first agreement.
It will be difficult to make the current peace agreement stick in South Sudan.
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Warring factions in South Sudan have signed numerous peace deals none of which have held.
South Sudan President Salva Kiir (right) shaking hands with former rebel leader and Vice President, Riek Machar.
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South Sudan’s road to peace has been bumpy but there’s hope.
South Sudan’s Riek Machar after peace talks with South Sudan President Salva Kiir in July 2018.
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The return of South Sudan’s opposition leader
is likely to solidify the permanent ceasefire.
South Sudan can be stabilised, but great effort is needed from numerous players.
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South Sudan faces numerous and serious challenges contributing to instability. But there are potential solutions.
South Sudanese children playing football in the capital Juba.
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Today in South Sudan’s political climate, footballing success may wield more symbolic importance than anything else.