ABSTRACT
After 2005, South Sudan has been marked by a very fragile peace stimulated and aggravated by the development and reinforcement of various forms of invisibilities, division, inequality and tensions within southern groups. To some extent, the Sudanese peace process contributed to the existence of these various invisible 'Souths' within South Sudan with the formation and crystallisation of political and economic elites. Throughout the implementation process there was a rising negative canvassing and division engendered by different political affiliations, as well as increasing accusations of corruption especially around access to resources, service delivery and employment linked to affiliation. Consolidating a still fragile peace, such as the one currently being experienced in South Sudan, thus demands both a rapid resolution to existing political tensions and disputes, bringing the internal parties involved to a consensus in relation the country's priorities, and an equally rapid and effective response to the underlying and structural causes of conflict, poverty and underdevelopment.
