This report synthesizes findings from the Rift Valley Institute’s X-Border Local Research Network (2019–2025). Drawing on interviews with hundreds of interlocutors, these studies investigate the causes and consequences of conflict …
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This report synthesizes findings from the Rift Valley Institute’s X-Border Local Research Network (2019–2025). Drawing on interviews with hundreds of interlocutors, these studies investigate the causes and consequences of conflict …
Read MoreThis report examines how the war in Sudan, and especially the RSF consolidation in Kordofan, is reshaping South Sudan’s borderlands. Recent developments have increased South Sudan’s leverage across the frontier …
Read MoreThis brief assesses the situation of increased forced displacement from Western Equatoria to Western Bahr el Ghazal states following to the escalation of violence in Nagero County in September 2025. …
Read MoreThis Briefing Paper explores the state of the Nuer self-defence groups. Focusing on the White Army in Upper Nile and Jonglei, especially its structure and links with other military and …
Read MoreThis article was written by Hamid E. Ali, Mohammad M. Aghdam, and Shahjahan Bhuiyan. Using two country case studies, including South Sudan, this report explores the intersection between grievances and …
Read MoreThis report was written by D. Alemna, T. Bradley (University of Portsmouth); K. Downie, B. Akok, P. Garang, G. Kwenda, A. Onen & K. Peter (Likikiri Collective) This report explores …
Read MoreThis fact sheet was put together by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). This report assesses the intersection between climate, peace, …
Read MoreThis article was written by Barış Arı, Luke Abbs,and Phillip Nelson. Using the case of Sudan and South Sudan, this paper explores the extent to which militia groups influence the …
Read MoreThis blog discusses how the rapid rise in crises—floods, droughts, rebellions, and national wars in Sudan and South Sudan—intersect with vested commercial interests. The paper suggests that commercial investors have …
Read MoreUsing case studies of eight countries, including South Sudan, this report examines how environmental degradation, climate change, and conflict intersect with human mobility and vice versa. The article found that …
Read MoreThis in-depth briefing by the International Crisis Group (ICG) gives an overview over the current political fault lines at South Sudan’s national level. The country is entering a dangerous, uncertain …
Read MoreThrough an ethnographic study, this paper explores how the use of arts can disrupt conflict in a context marred by ongoing violence in South Sudan. The paper finds that artistic …
Read MoreThe devastating war in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has also had a profound impact on the country’s neighbours, particularly South Sudan. This …
Read MoreThis article discusses the cycle of violence and ways to address it in South Sudan. The article finds that the elites’ ownership of cattle is one of the main drivers …
Read MoreThis SIPRI Policy Report synthesizes the data on small arms and light weapons (SALW) diversion from the United Nations Panel of Experts reports on the five UN arms embargoes in …
Read MoreThis reports provides a status update on the conflict in Western Equatoria, specifically referring to the political factors: divided cabinet, border dilemmas, and cattle-related issues. Read more here
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