South Sudan a Test of Resolve for the AU

21 December 2013
editorial

Even at this point - days after the trouble in South Sudan first erupted - there is much that is still not clear. That is only to be expected. Any crisis of this magnitude invariably produces at least two rival narratives as to what is going on in the troubled country, and who is to blame for the unfolding tragedy.

There is one thing, however, which can be stated with certainty: that the African Union has to intervene in the South Sudan crisis before the violence spirals out of control.

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