Kenya's second president played a big role in steering South Sudan to freedom and independence.
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The country has suspended the rotation of peacekeeping troops in a move to manage the pandemic.
The survival resource of the world’s most vulnerable people – their social networks – may become compromised
Africa's youngest state has a long way to go before it can put conflict behind it for good.
Unless member states try to solve the contradictions in expectations, UN peacekeeping will not be fit for purpose in the future.
Despite more rainfall, devastating hot and dry spells are projected to become more frequent in the Upper Nile basin in the future.
Drones could help United Nations peacekeepers save civilians' lives – but there are obstacles.
South Sudan has had many opportunities to create a lasting peace but so far all efforts have been unsuccessful.
In a three-year project, students were taught STEM skills by designing solutions for real-world problems. An evaluation of the project found most students were stimulated and engaged.
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.
The immediate cause of the economic crisis that brought many thousands of Sudanese onto the streets and continued beyond al-Bashir's downfall lay in the structure of the economy itself.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has had a mixed bag of success and failure.
Al-Bashir's ability to play a skillful combination of internal and external balancing acts, plus ruthless repression and a divided opposition, kept him in power for three decades.
East African countries use a scorecard to monitor maternal and child health progress in the region.
Warring factions in South Sudan have signed numerous peace deals none of which have held.
The debate on sanctions on Zimbabwe has been lost in the southern African region and on the continent.
Fed up with the high cost of living, and an oppressive state, the people of Sudan are rising up against their president.
South Sudan's road to peace has been bumpy but there's hope.
When the Aral Sea dried up, it was called the "world's worst environmental disaster". We're witnessing its equivalent in Africa.
The return of South Sudan's opposition leader
is likely to solidify the permanent ceasefire.
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Senior Research Fellow for Africa Security and Obasanjo Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, King's College London
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Academic Tutor, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Fellow, Western Sydney University
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Director, International Development Department, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Politics, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Policy Director, International Growth Centre
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Professor and Head: Political Studies and Governance in the Humanities Faculty, University of the Free State
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Monash University
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Associate Professor, History, La Trobe University
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Pratt Foundation Research Chair of Jewish Civilisation, Monash University
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Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor of African and Development Studies, University of Edinburgh
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Research Fellow, International Studies Group, University of the Free State
