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South Sudan’s long-delayed election will be a landmark moment − but economic decline and political strife put vote at risk

  • Written by Abigail Kabandula, Post-doctoral fellow in global governance and Director of Africa Center, University of Denver
South Sudan’s long-delayed election will be a landmark moment − but economic decline and political strife put vote at riskSouth Sudanese voters are slated to go to the polls in December. But will they?AP Photo/Sam Mednick

Elections are pivotal milestones in post-conflict countries – and nowhere is voter anticipation felt more keenly than in South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation.

The country, which won independence in 2011 after a long conflict with...

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