Republic of South Sudan: The youngest state
The world’s youngest nation remains at a critical juncture: vast natural-resource potential, peace-deal hope, but also recurrence of ethnic violence, humanitarian crisis and fragile institutions. Governance & Politics President Salva Kiir Mayardit (SPLM) and long-time rival Riek Machar (SPLM-IO) remain central figures in the country’s politics. The 2018 “Revitalised” peace deal formally ended one phase of the civil […]
