South Sudan is at risk of major upheaval. President Salva Kiir’s dismantling of the 2018 peace deal that ended the civil war and his recent move to elevate political newcomer Benjamin Bol Mel, potentially as his successor, have pushed the country into new turmoil.
With the economy in disarray, a severe humanitarian crisis and escalating violence in Equatoria and Upper Nile regions, the future of the world’s youngest country is at stake.
