How splits in one of South Sudan’s ruling SPLA factions may refuel war in Malakal oilfields

How splits in one of South Sudan’s ruling SPLA factions may refuel war in Malakal oilfields

Malakal’s conflict in South Sudan has been frozen in place for years: a consequence of the Padang Dinka’s influence in Juba, which is partly due to their success in keeping Upper Nile’s oil fields – one of the government’s few foreign exchange earners – running. But a split within First...

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