Tuesday 21 April 2026
Jok Madut Jok is a professor of anthropology at Syracuse University where he researches security, governance, democracy and development in South Sudan and Sudan. He can be reached at X/Twitter.
Articles by the Author
Analysis
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Reports of negotiations between Israel and South Sudan over displacing Palestinians from Gaza have sparked outrage and confusion. Both governments deny the claims, so what’s really going on?…
Reports of negotiations between Israel and South Sudan over displacing Palestinians from Gaza have sparked outrage and confusion. Both governments deny the claims, so what’s really going on?…
Analysis
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Following the house arrest of Vice president Riek Machar by President Salva Kiir, the fragile peace agreement that has prevented war in South Sudan has broken down and the prospect of war looms on the horizon. …
Following the house arrest of Vice president Riek Machar by President Salva Kiir, the fragile peace agreement that has prevented war in South Sudan has broken down and the prospect of war looms on the horizon. …
Opinion
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Can the people of the East African Community (EAC) overcome cross-border suspicions and create a cohesive union of its 302.2 million citizens?
East Africans, both citizens and governments, seem half-hearted about integration.
Many citizens are even unaware of the existence of a…
Can the people of the East African Community (EAC) overcome cross-border suspicions and create a cohesive union of its 302.2 million citizens?
East Africans, both citizens and governments, seem half-hearted about integration.
Many citizens are even unaware of the existence of a…
Analysis
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South Sudanese fought bitterly for independence from Sudan, but leadership failures and ethnic divisions have undermined attempts to forge a nation for Africa’s youngest state.
It is common to hear South Sudanese lamenting on the history of the struggle for independence, sometimes in the form…
South Sudanese fought bitterly for independence from Sudan, but leadership failures and ethnic divisions have undermined attempts to forge a nation for Africa’s youngest state.
It is common to hear South Sudanese lamenting on the history of the struggle for independence, sometimes in the form…