South Sudan:The Crisis of Infancy

The second edition of Peter Adwok Nyaba’s study of the socio-political developments in South Sudan since 2015, incorporating an incisive account of the recent coup attempt and its aftermath. Fired with passionate preoccupation to decipher the direction in which South Sudan is headed, Nyaba harnesses his critical alertness to the political undercurrents in the country to explain from his own perspective what has happened and what has not happened as South Sudan swings between peace and conflict. The underlying message is that the social, economic, and political crisis in South Sudan and its people is self-afflicted. The people desire justice, freedom, democracy, peace, and prosperity, and for this to be achieved, the SPLM and SPLA, which championed the course of freedom, must transform into an organisation that respects democratic principles. Nyaba is South Sudanese, a former field geologist, university teacher, trade unionist, SPLM combatant, and member of the SPLM National Liberation Council.