By Peter Reat Gatkuoth ABSTRACT January 3, 2019 (SSNA) — Following the commercial discovery of oil and gas resource in the country, Uganda has instituted a detailed policy, legal and institutional regime to direct the exploration, development and production of oil and gas resource. Research reveals that Uganda has incorporated the concept of punishment and…
By Duop Chak Wuol October 30, 2018 (SSNA) — The anticipated peace celebration slated to take place on the 31st of October 2018 in Juba will be one of many things to monitor to see if South Sudanese rival leaders President Salva Kiir and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) leader Dr. Riek Machar…
By Duop Chak Wuol September 14, 2018 (SSNA) — Throughout the South Sudanese peace process, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) has been faced with serious political issues. These issues make it nearly impossible for the armed opposition to come up with a counterproposal that could force the government to accept a genuine peace….
By Duop Chak Wuol August 19, 2018 (SSNA) — Theoretically, leaders are not made. They made themselves. What they do is what defines them and their leadership styles. It is a complex social evolution where those who want to be great leaders define their own ideologies — this is exactly what late Ethiopian Prime minister…
By Duop Chak Wuol August 10, 2018 (SSNA) — The recently signed Khartoum’s power-sharing deal between the incumbent Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU), the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO), South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), Former Detainees (FDs), and Other Political Parties (OPP) has flaws that need methodical scrutiny. This seemingly Juba’s predetermined pact…
By Duop Chak Wuol July 27, 2018 (SSNA) — Tyranny comes in many shapes and forms. It is social, regional, economic, political, and foreign. In South Sudan, Salva Kiir’s atrocious regime is being kept in power by Uganda, Egypt, Kenya, Eritrea, and Morocco, as well as arms dealers in Ukraine and Bulgaria, among others, regardless…
By Duop Chak Wuol June 29, 2018 (SSNA) — Fighting against an established system is not theatrical. The general rule for an armed rebellion is not to appease people; it is to fight for a cause using necessary political and military means. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition’s (SPLM-IO) strategy of focusing too much on…
By Duop Chak Wuol June 15, 2018 (SSNA) — Empires come and go, regardless of whether they are good or bad. One of the chief measures employed by historians is an investigatory examination into the legacies the empires leave behind — these legacies are always methodically scrutinized by the people who the empires once ruled….
By Duop Chak Wuol May 18, 2018 (SSNA) — Salva Kiir likes to preach democracy to confuse people, looks for ways to legitimize his atrocious regime, uses deception to promote his despotism, and calculatingly waits for the right time to obliterate his political rivals. His supposed recent quest for peace through the reunification of the…
By Duop Chak Wuol April 29, 2018 (SSNA) — It has been more than four years since the civil war broke out in South Sudan, numerous pacts have been violated, and the international community seems to have no practical solution to help resolve the conflict. There are other possible approaches that, if used reasonably, could…