In the Politics of Ethnic Discrimination in Sudan: A Justification for the Secession of South Sudan Dr. Dhieu Mathok Diing Wol shares his professional and personal insights into the long-held tensions between South Sudanese/Sudanese border nomads, the Dinka Malual and Reizegat.

He is himself Malual, but this has not stopped him from attempting a balanced view of the conflict and its contributing factors. The discussion on slavery/abductions, before and during, Sudan’s second civil war (1983-2005) reflects the complexity of the issue which became an international concern during the decades-long conflict.

Major players, including NGOs, faith-based activists, the UN, the Clinton and Bush administrations, the British parliament, and multiple media outlets, became involved, drawing a spotlight to an issue that had barely been known outside the country’s borders.