Juba Turns Into a Haven for the Janjaweed Militia
By Mohamed Wadaa
A striking article by South Sudanese writer Lam Deng has stirred wide debate after he published a video alongside his piece, calling it “a national betrayal under the protection of Salva Kiir’s regime.”
According to Deng, the footage shows Fuljank, a South Sudanese commander fighting within the Janjaweed ranks, addressing a group of southern mercenaries with the tone of a victor. In the video, he proudly announces that the militia now has a hospital in Juba to treat its wounded. Even more shocking, he claims there is full coordination with South Sudan’s aviation authorities to evacuate injured fighters from the battlefield directly to Juba—an arrangement that, Deng argues, resembles a formal international agreement rather than what it truly is: a flagrant act of treason.
“I never imagined a time when South Sudan—the land of sacrifice and the blood shed for freedom—would become a mere den for mercenary gangs, hosting killers and criminals on its soil,” Deng writes. “But here we are, faced with the bitter truth: Juba is no longer the capital of a sovereign state, but a backroom operations hub for the Janjaweed militia, under the sponsorship and coordination of Salva Kiir’s regime.”
He continues: “What greater political and moral collapse can there be? How can Kiir’s government divert the resources of the South Sudanese people to serve a militia that committed atrocities in Darfur, Kordofan, and Khartoum? Is this not proof that the regime in Juba no longer represents the people, but has become a mere contractor of logistical services for the Janjaweed?”
Deng accuses President Salva Kiir of betraying the sacrifices of South Sudanese: “Yesterday he sold oil to the UAE to fund the war in Khartoum. Today he sells the very dignity of South Sudan, turning Juba’s hospital into a field clinic for murderers. Tomorrow, he may well sell the land itself to the highest bidder.”
He warns that such betrayal will not go unanswered: “The people of South Sudan, at home and abroad, will raise their voices to expose this conspiracy. The world must know that Juba is no longer a free capital, but a hostage to a corrupt regime complicit with militias of genocide. To every South Sudanese who once dreamed of a state built on respect for human dignity—ask yourself: is this the country we dreamed of? A country whose hospitals are dedicated to mercenaries, whose skies are open to evacuate the killers of innocents?”
Deng concludes that Salva Kiir’s rule is nearing its end: “This video is not just a document. It is a historical indictment that will haunt every traitor. The day of reckoning is coming, and when it does, Fuljank will not be found.”
In his article and video (posted on Facebook), Deng further alleges that the collusion between Kiir’s government and the militia is directly backed by the UAE, which he claims has monopolized South Sudan’s oil, taken control of its airspace and land, and may soon even turn Juba into a hub for those displaced by the Gaza war.
The involvement of Salva Kiir’s government in the war on Sudan, Deng argues, no longer requires further evidence. What remains is the question of consequences—political, legal, and sovereign. “South Sudan’s leaders should reflect on why Russia eventually withdrew recognition of Ukraine’s sovereignty,” he warns. “You are walking down the same path as Ukraine.”
