Daniel Akech Thiong

Senior Analyst, S. Sudan @Crisisgroup | Author: The Politics of Fear in South Sudan (Zed, 2021) & Climate Shocks & Pastoralist Migration (Zed, 2025) | PhD, Math

[Daniel Akech Thiong @jongethon]

The recent opposition offensives in South Sudan signal the onset of a new war. In my latest analysis for @CrisisGroup, I explain how opposition gains and government fragility are increasing the risk of state disintegration. https://t.co/9CzlAvueNs via @crisisgroup

[Daniel Akech Thiong @jongethon]

@ezekiel_arol Dr. Martin Elia Lomoro, the current minister of trade, Hon. Henry Omai, Dr. Dhieu Mathok Diing Wol, Dr. Joseph Geng Akec, and possibly others are far more educated than number 3 and 8. So, what was the criteria?

[Daniel Akech Thiong @jongethon]

@UngmeM Thanks. The hope was to come from the South Sudanese. Not necessarily from the leaders.

[Daniel Akech Thiong @jongethon]

I spoke with @GlobalR2P about the reality of power in Juba, the collapse of South Sudan's 2018 peace agreement, and the risks surrounding the December elections. Full conversation: https://t.co/EnXAIIThRG

[Daniel Akech Thiong @jongethon]

@ajongo2000 It is Atuur in Thuongjang (Dinka). Interestingly, strictly among fishermen, a baby Nile Perch (and also tilapia) is called gueth in Thuongjang (the very word in your original post).

[Daniel Akech Thiong @jongethon]

I will be live on @citizentvkenya tonight at 9 PM EAT with @OliveBurrows to discuss South Sudan’s State of Independence. We will be taking a hard look at the structural realities of the past 15 years and what must change moving forward. Please tune in.

[Daniel Akech Thiong @jongethon]

3/3) Key African players, including Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, and South Africa should work together in support of AU envoy Kikwete's efforts to push Pres. Salva Kiir and former Vice Pres. Riek Machar back toward political dialogue. @CrisisGroup continues to monitor the situation.

[Daniel Akech Thiong @jongethon]

1/3) 15 years after independence, South Sudan is at a dead end. Violence has escalated for months and the country, already suffering from widespread and systemic conflict, risks further political and humanitarian collapse.
📷: Sandra Macharia / UNDP

[Daniel Akech Thiong @jongethon]

2/3) In this context, the General Elections slated for December 2026 amid rampant insecurity risk becoming a dangerous distraction that will exacerbate violence across Upper Nile and Equatoria.

[Daniel Akech Thiong @jongethon]

The physical copies have arrived in Nairobi. Climate Shocks and Pastoralist Migration in South Sudan is officially out.

Let's discuss the ecological drivers of conflict tomorrow at 2:00 PM EAT.

Join the conversation here: https://t.co/d2A1pTopN2

[Daniel Akech Thiong @jongethon]

@PhD_Genie Unlike lab-based sciences where authorship can sometimes reflect lab membership or hierarchy, theoretical fields strictly mandate significant intellectual contributions for inclusion. In disciplines like mathematics, the 'first author' concept is often moot anyway.

[Crisis Group @CrisisGroup]

NEW STATEMENT | A Hormuz Initiative to Protect Global Food Security

The Middle East conflict threatens global food security. @CrisisGroup and prominent individuals call for an initiative to ease the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.

https://t.co/NirKlHbsvi

[Crisis Group @CrisisGroup]

ONLINE EVENT | The Iran War One Month in: Any Way out?

30 March | 6pm Brussels | 5pm London

w/ @AliVaez, @HamidRezaAz, @citrinowicz, @dassakaye and @YasFarouk.

Registration ⬇️

https://t.co/UERD9ObTRK

[Daniel Akech Thiong @jongethon]

To clarify, @paulkasii: the recommendation isn't for the EU to usurp local security, but to adjust its leverage. When state-building funds fuel conflict, the EU must support local peace architectures and sanction spoilers directly, instead of funding a broken centre.

[Ustaz Kachuol Mabil @paulkasii]

@jongethon interesting recommendations from ICG! How can EU control local violent conflicts yet security provision is a sovereign responsibility?

[Daniel Akech Thiong @jongethon]

South Sudan is tragically sliding back into civil war. With 10 million people in need of aid and the region on edge, the international community must take decisive action now. Read Crisis Group’s latest analysis: https://t.co/vJrLUkBtqc via @crisisgroup

[Crisis Group @CrisisGroup]

NEW SPECIAL COVERAGE | @EroComfort’s 2026 Top Picks on Gender and Conflict

For International Women’s Day, @CrisisGroup’s President and CEO shares a list of her top ten publications exploring how conflict and gender intersect.

https://t.co/StyhZ5eUgI

[Crisis Group @CrisisGroup]

NEW BRIEFING | Ethiopia, Eritrea and Tigray: A Powder Keg in the Horn of Africa

The risk of hostilities remains high after the last major war in the area. African states and outside powers should urgently open back channels to defuse tensions.

https://t.co/VpMoIwHHT5

[Crisis Group @CrisisGroup]

🔴 LIVE NOW | Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia: Key Peace and Security Priorities for Africa in 2026

w/ @jongethon, @wmshewit, @OmarSMahmood, and
@Lieslvaudran and Pauline Bax.

https://t.co/8a599SWX2f

[Crisis Group @CrisisGroup]

NEW BRIEFING | Seven Peace and Security Priorities for Africa in 2026

The continent is beset by trouble at home while grasping for options in dealing with today’s jumbled global order. The challenges to peace and security are many.

https://t.co/BdolQr0ps1

[Crisis Group @CrisisGroup]

🌍 Africa is facing a wide array of challenges, with wars old and new raging across the continent.

In this special briefing, we highlight seven key peace and security priorities in 2026: https://t.co/BdolQr0ps1

Scroll down for threads from our experts on each entry.

[Alan Boswell @alanboswell]

Sometimes, a map says it all. This year, more than half of @CrisisGroup's annual list of priority hotspots in Africa are in the Horn.

https://t.co/eSMi9J98sJ