Why SPLM reunification is irrelevant
From left to right: SPLM-IO leader Dr. Riek Machar, President Salva Kiir, and other political parties leaders during a singing ceremony of the September 2018 peace agreement. By Duop Chak…
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Salva Kiir’s sneaky strategy to impede peace implementation
Salva Kiir. Photo: South Sudan Presidency/File By Duop Chak Wuol March 2, 2019 (SSNA) — Salva Kiir claims his government does not have the necessary financial means to finance the…
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The synergy between the concepts of punishment and persuasions in Uganda’s regulatory regime for oil and gas Sector
“The Kingfisher well, Block 3A, jointly owned by Tullow Oil and Heritage Oil, sits at the Lake Albert Rift Basin, in Uganda.” Photo: irishtimes.com By Peter Reat Gatkuoth ABSTRACT January…
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Juba’s peace celebration: A commemoration of betrayal
South Sudan’s war victims. Photo: Youtube/File By Duop Chak Wuol October 30, 2018 (SSNA) — The anticipated peace celebration slated to take place on the 31st of October 2018 in…
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Khartoum’s peace agreement: A looming disaster
Machar (R), Kiir (L). Photo: Reuters/AFP//Getty Images 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…
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Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and the rise of 21st century Ethiopia
Former Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Photo: meleszenawi.com/File By Duop Chak Wuol August 19, 2018 (SSNA) — Theoretically, leaders are not made. They made themselves. What they do is what…
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SPLM-IO’s flawed peace strategy
SPLM-IO’s leader, Dr. Riek Machar. Photo: AFP By Duop Chak Wuol August 10, 2018 (SSNA) — The recently signed Khartoum’s power-sharing deal between the incumbent Transitional Government of National Unity…
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The tyranny of greed in South Sudan
Soldiers of the SPLA. Photo: AP/Getty Images/File By Duop Chak Wuol July 27, 2018 (SSNA) — Tyranny comes in many shapes and forms. It is social, regional, economic, political, and…
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Blunders of SPLM-IO
SPLM/A-IO leader Dr. Machar. Photo: Reuters By Duop Chak Wuol June 29, 2018 (SSNA) — Fighting against an established system is not theatrical. The general rule for an armed rebellion…
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Salva Kiir’s kingdom of doom
Salva Kiir. Photo: File 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…
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