Publications
The Economic Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Sudan
Authors: Abraham Awolich, Nhial Tiitmamer, Augustino Ting Mayai
Type: Policy Briefs
Date: 10/05/2020
The COVID-19 outbreak presents three lessons for South Sudan, with 156 confirmed cases to-date. First, the government’s policy to clamp down on social gatherings is not as effective as assumed. Granted the streets are indeed empty now compared to the pre-policy period, but the crowds have shifted elsewhere—residences, neighborhoods’ tea...
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
In this review, we analyze the recent decision by President Salva Kiir Mayardit to reinstitute the ten states system of governance in South Sudan. We focus our attention on reactions from the stakeholders of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), the public, the region,...
The Sudd Institute in 2019: Looking Ahead
Author: Jok Madut Jok
Organization: The Sudd Institute
Type: Weekly Reviews
Date: 20/01/2020
In 2019, as in years past, the Sudd Institute was steadfast in observing, conducting research and analyzing South Sudan’s public policy environment, especially how the country’s political leadership has behaved with regards to war, violence, peace, security, reconciliation and the economy.
South Sudan's devastating floods: why they happen and why they need a coherent national policy
Author: Nhial Tiitmamer
Organization: The Sudd Institute
Type: Weekly Reviews
Date: 11/12/2019
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 344,618 people in 2013. People lost homes, livelihoods, and shelter and got exposed to deadly diseases.
Confronting a Life-threatening Pollution: A Guide for Credible Environmental and Social Audit of Petroleum Companies’ Operations in South Sudan
Author: Nhial Tiitmamer
Organization: The Sudd Institute
Type: Policy Briefs
Date: 04/11/2019
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 generate scientific evidence that can assist in finding a permanent solution to pollution in South Sudan’s petroleum producing areas.
South Sudan Peace Process: The Challenge to the Implementation of the R-ARCSS
Author: Abraham Awolich
Organization: The Sudd Institute
Type: Policy Briefs
Date: 04/11/2019
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 attempts to answer it.
The UN Security Council Visits South Sudan: A Symbolic Act of Peace
Author: Abraham Awolich
Type: Weekly Reviews
Date: 29/10/2019
Members of the United Nations Security Council, under the co-chairmanship of South Africa and the United States, visited South Sudan last week on the 20thof October 2019. The visit came as the deadline for the formation of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU) looms. The Council came to...
Compliance with Petroleum Industry Transparency and Accountability Rules in South Sudan
Author: Nhial Tiitmamer
Organization: The Sudd Institute
Type: Policy Briefs
Date: 16/07/2019
This paper reviews the existing transparency and accountability rules to understand the extent to which these have been implemented. Despite the existence of strong petroleum transparency and accountability legal rules, we find that compliance with them has worsened in the last three years.
Sudan’s Popular Uprisings: Where South Sudan Stands
Author: Jok Madut Jok
Type: Weekly Reviews
Date: 18/06/2019
In April 2019, Sudanese protestors in Khartoum, the capital and other major towns, managed to push their country’s longest reigning dictator, Omer Hassen al-Bashir, out of power after 30 years of a brutal dictatorship. The fall of al-Bashir was a cause for jubilation amongst crowds across the country, and true...
Protection of Rights of Older Persons in South Sudan: Towards Enactment of Legislative Framework
Author: Peter Garang Geng
Organization: The Sudd Institute
Type: Policy Briefs
Date: 06/05/2019
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, the number of older persons was projected to increase by 1.1% of the total population in 2016 (UNDESA 2016).