Lecturer, Ambo University, Department of Political Science and International Relations
Online published on 28 August, 2014.
Even though peace and stability anticipated to the South Sudan after its independence from Sudan, conflict and instability continue to be the order of the day in the country. Currently, conflict in South Sudan appears to have ethnic character. Accordingly, the conflict is sponsored by the two largest ethnic groups, namely Dinka and Nuer. This paper argues that the prevailing ethnic violence in South Sudan is the spillover effect of the power competition between political leaders of those ethnic groups’, namely Salva Kiir and Riek Machar, respectively. Hence, the current crisis of the country requires a political solution.
South Sudan, the North, Sudan, Civil war, Current crisis, Power Struggle, Ethnic violence
