[video] South Sudan’s security crisis and the looming war

South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS) actively promotes repression, democratic regression and instability and is contributing to the country’s descent into renewed civil war.

These are the findings of an Intelwatch report that unmasks the NSS’ role in South Sudan. A 40 000-strong political militia with unchecked power, the opaque security unit serves primarily to uphold President Salva Kiir's centralised control over the state, society, economy and international partners. Its activities extend beyond South Sudan’s borders and undermine efforts to achieve peace, civil liberties and the rule of law.

This event is co-hosted by the Institute for Security Studies and Intelwatch.

Moderator: Dr Paula Cristina Roque, Executive Director, Intelwatch

Panelists:

Moses Chrispus Okello, Senior Researcher, ISS Addis Ababa
Dr Remember Miamingi, East Africa Expert, Intelwatch
Amb Tut Riek Jikany, Founder, South Sudan Democracy Network Initiative

The ISS is grateful for support from the members of the ISS Partnership Forum: the Hanns Seidel Foundation, the European Union, the Open Society Foundations and the governments of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.