Wednesday 30 April 2025
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
Politics
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Jok Madut Jok
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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Jok Madut Jok
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.
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.
Politics
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Jok Madut Jok
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.
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.