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The numerous opposition groups battling to unseat President Salva Kiir lack a shared agenda and common approach. Sadly, too, no group is working towards a unified future for South Sudan.
Talk of punishing parties for their stance on the referendum may be overhyped – not least because of all the confusion about where each actually stands.