Leadership and Nation Building

I write this reflection with respect and clarity of intention. It is not addressed against any community, nor does it seek to elevate one people above another. Rather, it speaks…

Many Junubiin today stand in a difficult transition, caught in what we call in Dinka, Anuanë raan cë ye kuɔ̈l käk piny në apuɔ̈k dhɔ̈l, the state of a person…

More than five years ago, I interviewed young South Sudanese who had left the country through Egypt, North Sudan, and the desert routes leading into Libya. Their accounts were not…

Public debate in South Sudan has recently been shaped by the growing use of the phrase “Mïth Ke Bäny” (Children of Ellites), a term often used to suggest that the…

If South Sudanese wish to understand politics beyond slogans, personality worship, and emotional allegiance, they should study at least four countries with functioning political traditions: Kenya, Australia, the United Kingdom,…