Blood Gold, State Failure, and the Political Economy of Violence in South Sudan

Apr 8, 2026 | Stephen Dhieu Kuach
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The massacre at Khor Kaltan is not merely a security lapse. It is an indictment of a state that has abdicated its most basic responsibilities in governing natural resources. The killing of more than 70 artisanal miners in a gold rich zone near Juba lays bare a system defined by institutional fragility, regulatory paralysis, and elite indifference.