Publication Summary On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) issued a Press Statement. It provided an update to the public, the region, and...
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Key Milestones on South Sudan’s Engagement with the International Monetary Fund
Publication Summary On November 17, 2022, the South Sudanese authorities reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF to conclude the third and final review of a Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) and on...
Protecting South Sudan from the Ebola Virus Disease: Policy Implications
Publication Summary In the aftermath of the EVD outbreak in the Republic of Uganda, the threat of cross-border spread to the neighboring countries, such as South Sudan, has been elevated from “high”...
Amending the South Sudan’s Revitalized Peace Agreement: The Implications of the Extension and its Roadmap
Publication Summary On 4 August 2022, the Parties to the Revitalized Peace Agreement agreed to extend the Transitional Period for 24 months. The Parties, led by the Council of Ministers, acted under...
Democratic Elections in South Sudan, March 1, 2022
Introduction South Sudan is going through a precarious transition, marked by political deadlock in Juba (i.e., Chapter 2 of the agreement hasn’t been implemented) and significant rise in localized...
Ngok-Twic Border Conflict: A Manifestation of Botched Socioeconomic Development in South Sudan
Publication Summary In response to recent fighting along the border of the Abyei Special Administrative Area and Twic County, this Weekly Review calls for prompt preventive action by the leadership...
Policy Brief - The Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic in South Sudan: An Update
Publication Summary This policy brief studies the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Sudan. The findings are educative. First, the health effects of the pandemic in the country have...
The South Sudan National Dialogue: What Next?
Publication Summary After nearly 4 years, the ND finally concluded on November 17, 2020, offering broadly appreciated recommendations on a range of state formation and national building matters in...
South Sudan’s devastating floods: why there is a need for urgent resilience measures
Publication Summary This review explores the magnitude of this year’s flood and its impacts in Bor Town. We used a boat to get us around the town surveying the extent of flood water and measuring its...
The COVID-19 Mortality in South Sudan
Publication Summary In this Policy Brief we have analyzed COVID-19 mortality in South Sudan. The Brief examines the distribution and correlates of the pandemic. State testing capacity unaccounted...
The Nature and Magnitude of the COVID-19 Outbreak in South Sudan
Publication Summary This analysis uses laboratory data to examine the COVID-19 infections in South Sudan. Preliminary findings point to the underlying concerns. First, the COVID-19 preventive...
Policy Brief: The COVID-19 Pandemic Vulnerability Factors in South Sudan
Publication Summary This analysis identifies and discusses the COVID-19 vulnerability factors in South Sudan, summarized as follows: South Sudan is overly reliant on humanitarian assistance and...
The Return to Ten States in South Sudan: Does it Restore Peace?
Authors: Nhial Tiitmamer, Augustino Ting Mayai Organization: The Sudd Institute Type: Weekly Reviews Date: 21/02/2020 Publication Summary In this review, we analyze the recent decision by President...
South Sudan's devastating floods: why they happen and why they need a coherent national policy
Publication Summary This year’s flood is one of the worst in South Sudan’s history. It has affected about one million people from 142,783 households in 8 of the former 10 states, compared to only...
Policy Brief: South Sudan Peace Process: The Challenge to the Implementation of the R-ARCSS
Summary The question of whether the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU) would be formed on the 12th of November 2019, as the parties have agreed, is most desired and this...
Policy Brief: Confronting a Life-threatening Pollution: A Guide for Credible Environmental and Social Audit of Petroleum Companies’ Operations in South Sudan
Nhial Tiitmamer Summary This policy brief discusses how the recently proposed environmental and social audit of the petroleum companies’ operations by the Ministry of Petroleum can be conducted to...
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Sudan’s Popular Uprisings: Where South Sudan Stands
Author: Jok Madut Jok Publication Summary In April 2019, Sudanese protestors in Khartoum, the capital and other major towns, managed to push their country’s longest reigning dictator, Omer Hassen...
Protection of Rights of Older Persons in South Sudan: Towards Enactment of Legislative Framework (April 30, 2019)
Summary The proportion of older persons in the world is increasing due to the gradual decline in death rates and rise in life expectancy, catching many governments totally unprepared. In South Sudan,...
Evaluation of the implementation of the Security Arrangements of the Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (ARCSS): Implications for the Security Sector Reforms (SSR) in South Sudan
Author: Bior K. Bior Type: Policy Briefs Publication Summary Based on interviews with various informants, this paper attempts to evaluate the implementation status of the security arrangement...
National Dialogue: A Critical Perspective
Publication Summary Is the National Dialogue in South Sudan turning out to be a nice surprise to those who wanted it but feared that it would not succeed, or a disappointment to those who opposed it...