Humanitarian Response Plan
for South Sudan

Improving Prospects for Peace in South Sudan at the African Union Summit
Posted on Saturday June 30, 2018

Talks between President Salva Kiir and former First Vice President Riek Machar in the Sudanese capital Khartoum offer the only, albeit slim, hope of a breakthrough in South Sudan’s brutal civil war. African leaders should offer cautious support during the Nouakchott AU summit.

Video: The Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan
Posted on Wednesday June 20, 2018

Five years into South Sudan’s civil war more than half of the population is either displace or starving. In this interview, Crisis Group's Senior Analyst for the Horn of Africa Casie Copeland talks about the enormous humanitarian toll of the crisis.

Keeping the Hotline Open Between Sudan and South Sudan
Posted on Friday April 13, 2018

A UN mission has largely succeeded in keeping the peace in Abyei, an oil-rich area claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan. But there has been less progress made on the mission's work in aiding political mechanisms to determine the final status of Abyei and demilitarise and demarcate the border. As the UN Security Council debates the mission's scope, these mechanisms deserve ongoing support.

Seven Priorities for the African Union in 2018
Posted on Wednesday January 17, 2018

In 2018, the African Union (AU) and its new Assembly Chairperson President Paul Kagame of Rwanda have the chance to push ahead with much-needed institutional reforms. But the AU must not lose focus on dire conflicts and defusing potential electoral violence.

To Intervene or Not? China’s Foreign Policy Experiment in South Sudan Raises Questions
Posted on Monday October 02, 2017

China’s growing involvement in South Sudan’s civil war differs from its past approach to non-interference, though there is debate on the long-term implications as its role in African, and global, security affairs expands.