A Failure of Leadership in South Sudan Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Women and children carry water in Minkammen on 01/08/14. Unrest began on 12/15/13 as a clash between army units loyal to South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and those loyal to ex-VP Riek Machar. ( Nichole Sobecki/AFP / Getty ) Produced by Elizabeth Ross, Kristen Meinzer and Arwa Gunja Produced by GBH, PRI and WNYC