Economic deprivation is not random. It is a tactic. By denying the Nuer people access to services and opportunities, the state effectively undermines their survival and resistance.
The economic map of South Sudan is a mirror of political loyalty. If your community stands with the ruling elite, you get infrastructure. If you dissent—like the Nuer—you get airstrikes and embargoes.
It’s time to stop pretending that this is accidental. Economic injustice is state policy. The international donors who continue to fund this government must be held to account. Aid should go directly to the people, not through corrupt state channels that reinforce inequality.
South Sudan cannot claim to be a nation while it punishes entire communities economically. The Nuer people deserve roads, schools, hospitals—not just because they are Nuer, but because they are South Sudanese.
