By Gregory Simpkins At first glance, South Sudan’s macroeconomic trajectory appears almost implausible. The International Monetary Fund projected GDP growth of 24.3 percent for last year...
By Danilo Desiderio On January 2nd, heavy weapons fire shattered the uneasy calm at Nadapal, a remote border post between Kenya and South Sudan. Clashes between...
By Gregory Simpkins In all the time I have analyzed African politics and economics, I have refused to refer to groups such as Zulu, Fulani, Acholi...
By Gregory Simpkins Recently, I wrote about US President Donald Trump’s global peace efforts. One of the peace efforts involved the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
South Sudan’s presidential spokesman says a transitional government could be established within the next three months, following the ceasefire agreement signed last week between President Salva...
South Sudan’s warring factions resume face-to-face peace talks on Thursday; the third such effort this year. The resumption of negotiations coincides with U.S. Secretary of State...
