41 Issue 31, April 2020 Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of ethnic conflicts on the state- hood of South Sudan and to proffer remedial solution to end the conflicts. The study set-out to realize two objectives: to investigate the causes of ethnic conflict in South Sudan and to determine the strategic remedies to end ethnic conflict in South Sudan. The study adopted descriptive cross-sectional research design. A sample of 399 respondents were selected from a target popula- tion of 5,734,057 using Slovene’s formula. Data were collected through questionnaire. Validity and Reliability of the questionnaire were estab- lished using Content Validity Index (CVI) and Cronbach’s alpha respectively. Results of the analyses on the first objective shows that the major causes of ethnic conflict in South Sudan are: unfair allocation of political positions, cor- ruption and nepotism within the government system and power struggles among the elites. On the second objective, the study reveals that the remedies to ethnic conflict in South are, but not limited to: respect for minority rights and interest, fair allocation of state powers and na- tional resources, a restructure of the modalities of coexistence through ethnic dialogue. Other remedial measures include: respect for ethnic communities’ boundary, restructuring of state administrative organs into units that spread across the different regions and states, as well the labor force in these administrative units South Sudan: Ethnicity and Statehood. Perceptions and the Way Forward Timothy T. KULANG Chidiebere, C. OGBONNA Wotsuna KHAMALWA Timothy T. KULANG Department of Development Studies, Peace and Confict Kampala International University, Uganda Chidiebere, C. OGBONNA Department of Development Studies, Peace and Confict Kampala International University, Uganda E-mail: chidiebere.ogbonna@kiu.ac.ug Wotsuna KHAMALWA Department of Development Studies, Peace and Confict Kampala International University, Uganda Conflict Studies Quarterly Issue 31, April 2020, pp. 41-55 DOI:10.24193/csq.31.3 Published First Online: 05/04/2020