Barely two-and-a-half years old, South Sudan is now seeing political rivalries flare up, pushing the country into crisis. Rebel armies have taken over the oil-producing region, which will hardly improve the conflict. Below are several articles that give insight into the crisis, and many of the authors also have blogs and Twitter accounts with the latest news.
Experts Weekly: South Sudan in Violent Crisis
by James Schneider in Think Africa Press
Liberal Peacebuilding and the Two Sudans
by John Young and Michael Busch in Warscapes
South Sudan’s conflict could spread across the border
by Luka Biong Deng in The Guardian
South Sudan has “unraveled”: country’s UN aid chief
in AFP
Obama raises tone on S. Sudan after attack
in New Vision