Here's my take on the repercussions of the criminal charges against South Sudan's suspended Vice President, Riek Machar. www.crisisgroup.org/africa/south...

My new book, Climate Shocks & Pastoralist Migration in South Sudan, is officially out now! Published open-access by Bloomsbury, this work explores the critical link b/n climate change & migration. It’s freely available for anyone to read & download, ensuring the research can reach a wider audience.

Here is a mockup of the front and back covers of my latest book on climate change in South Sudan, along with some endorsements.

Rising violence in the Upper Nile is pushing South Sudan’s chronically factious politics to the breaking point, amid the first stirrings of renewed civil war. @jongethon.bsky.social explains why. www.crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-...

This evening, there was a shootout around the Thongpiny Estate in Juba, #SouthSudan. An attempt to arrest the former internal security chief, Akol Koor, who had been fired in October, triggered this worrying development.