Publications

 

Recently the Council of Ministers of the Republic of South Sudan passed the country’s first land policy that says the “land shall belong to the people of South Sudan and shall be regulated by the government.” This has created emotional debates and contestations among citizens as it goes against the...


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Operationalizing the 2023 National Elections Act: Opportunities and Challenges

Authors: Joseph Geng Akech, Luka Biong Deng Kuol

Type: Weekly Reviews

Date: 24/10/2023

 

This Weekly Review assesses the South Sudan’s National Elections Act, 2023. This is paramount because the upcoming elections are crucial for democratic consolidation in the country. Time, however, is running out as there are only 14 months left before the elections are supposedly held.


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The 2021 Population Estimation Survey: Scientific, Political, and Policy Implications

Author: Augustino Ting Mayai

Organization: The Sudd Institute

Type: Weekly Reviews

Date: 11/04/2023

 

On Thursday, April 6, 2023, South Sudan’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and other agencies, released what it calls Population Estimation Survey results (PES), putting the population at 12.45 million.


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On Navigating the Roadmap: A Path Towards Democratization and Prosperity

Authors: Joseph Geng Akech, James Alic Garang, Augustino Ting Mayai

Type: Weekly Reviews

Date: 28/02/2023

 

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 diplomatic community on the status of the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), while...


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How will the ‘permanent’ constitution be adopted?

Authors: Joseph Geng Akech, Peter Garang Geng

Type: Weekly Reviews

Date: 20/02/2023

 

This Weekly Review is part of the know your constitution series launched by the Sudd Institute’s constitutional law researchers. It summarizes the stages, principles, and mechanisms of constitution-making as stipulated under the Constitution-Making Process Act, 2022.


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Pope Francis’s Visit to South Sudan and its Significance

Authors: James Alic Garang, Augustino Ting Mayai

Type: Weekly Reviews

Date: 14/02/2023

 

The three-day papal visit to South Sudan, from February 3-5, 2023, is both historic and humbling. Taken as such, there is every reason to believe that it has symbolically and tangibly done some good to our beloved citizens, national leaders, and the country.


 

Based on interviews with actors closely involved in the discussions, this Weekly Review examines the influence of international law in the negotiations on South Sudan’s permanent constitution-making process relating to public participation. While international law was infrequently referred to in the negotiations, much of what was discussed and agreed resonates...


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Re-thinking approaches to the international constitutional assistance in South Sudan

Author: Joseph Geng Akech

Type: Policy Briefs

Date: 06/12/2022

 

South Sudan is a country with longstanding history of international assistance. In fact, her hard-won independence was birthed in part through external financial and political backstopping. Certain international actors have since deepened their engagement by supporting constitutional designs dating as far back as 2005.


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Key Milestones on South Sudan’s Engagement with the International Monetary Fund

Author: James Alic Garang

Type: Weekly Reviews

Date: 06/12/2022

 

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 key economic policies supporting a disbursement under the New Food Shock Window (FSW) of the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) for about...


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Protecting South Sudan from the Ebola Virus Disease: Policy Implications

Authors: Bior K. Bior, Augustino Ting Mayai

Type: Weekly Reviews

Date: 25/10/2022

 

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” to “very high.” As a result, South Sudan has been re-classified as a priority country for the EVD prevention and preparedness.


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