In January 2011, South Sudan held a referendum to decide between unity or independence from the central government of Sudan as called for by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended the country’s decades-long civil war in 2005. According to the South Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC), 98.8% of the votes cast were in favor of separation. In February 2011, Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir officially accepted the referendum result, as did the United Nations, the African…
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CSRF Research Repository
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This policy report focuses on the perspectives and interests of the Sudan/South Sudan borderland people, and how these have been affected by the session of South Sudan. Download
This report discusses the post-referendum political landscape in South Sudan, the politics of negotiating the forthcoming transition and the objectives and attitudes of the principal political actors. Download
This briefing provides reflections and recommendations regarding the situation in the Abyei region ahead of South Sudans’ independence. Download
This collection of articles delineates potential post-referendum scenarios, and identifies the political options they open up for different actors in Sudan. Download
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