This briefing reports from the conflict between the SPLM/A and the Shilluk ethnic group in the Upper Nile region, which started around April 2010 when four Shilluk SPLM–DC candidates for parliamentary positions in the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA) were elected but refused by the SPLM/A. Download
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CSRF Research Repository
The CSRF Research Repository aims to support greater contextual knowledge for policy makers, programme managers, and implementers by providing a searchable repository of research, analysis, and resources, and providing periodic updates on new research and analysis.
This briefing document from early 2011 provides an assessment and recommendations regarding the situation in the Abyei region. Download
This document is intended as a quick reference to available statistical information on Southern Sudan. Additional information on all the included indicators as well as others are available on www.ssccse.org or on request from the Southern Sudan Centre for Census, Statistics and Evaluation (SSCCSE) now the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS hopes that it will serve its purpose of being an introduction to the most up-to-date statistics available for government, policy makers, the…
This briefing analyzes the negotiations between the North and the South before the 2011 referendum. Download
This briefing paper examines the budget reforms implemented by the Government of Southern Sudan since its creation in 2005, thereby providing insight into appropriate approached for planning and budgeting systems in post-conflict settings. Download
The briefing accounts of the attempts to demarcate the border between Sudan and South Sudan and related monitoring mechanisms. Download
This paper explores the role of traditional authorities – who play a key role in local governance – in post-2005 state-building processes in South Sudan. It argues that after 2005 administrative structures are not installed in a vacuum of power but rather, a variety of actors and strategic groups negotiate and compete for public authority, statehood and access to resources in local political arenas. Download
Case-study of the NGO cooperative efforts in Sudan, in particular after the CPA. Download
Lundin Petroleum AB acquired rights to explore for oil and gas in South Sudan in 1997, in Ethiopia in 2006, and in Kenya in 2007. In the spring of 2009 the company relinquished its interest in South Sudan and sold affiliated companies that held concessions in Ethiopia and Kenya. It thus put an end to twelve years of oil exploration in East Africa. This article describes Lundin Petroleum’s experiences and how it managed conflict or…
This briefing looks at the underlying drivers of the increased insecurity in Southern Sudan during 2009. It also suggests a number of measurements to counter them. Download
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