Publications
COVID-19 and the Political Transition in South Sudan
Author: Abraham Awolich
Type: Policy Briefs
Date: 16/02/2021
The implementation of the R-ARCSS is stalled, as the parties have had difficulty gathering sufficient momentum to push the Agreement forward. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has had serious negative impacts on the ability of the parties to implement the Agreement.
The Triumph of Democratic Institutions in the US: Lessons for South Sudan
Author: Abraham Awolich
Type: Weekly Reviews
Date: 02/02/2021
This Weekly Review applauds the power of human innovation and its success. It celebrates the strength of the American democratic institutions, which has enabled the American people to weather what was a substantial threat to a long-established institutional tradition of peaceful transfer of power.
Sitting on a Time Bomb: Oil Pollution Impacts on Human Health in Melut County, South Sudan
Authors: Nhial Tiitmamer, Kwai Malak Kwai Kut
Type: Special Reports
Date: 26/01/2021
While South Sudan is endowed with 3.5 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, the exploitation of this natural wealth is turning into a catastrophe for some local communities, particularly in Melut County. Through focus group discussions, individual interviews, and field observations, we found the following:
The Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic in South Sudan: An Update
Author: Augustino Ting Mayai
Organization: The Sudd Institute
Type: Policy Briefs
Date: 26/01/2021
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 been surprisingly less pronounced than expected, marked by very low morbidity and fatality rates.
The National Dialogue Final Resolutions: What the Presidency should Do
Author: Augustino Ting Mayai
Type: Weekly Reviews
Date: 19/01/2021
In December 2020, the South Sudan National Dialogue Steering Committee (NDSC) published its concluding report regarding the National Dialogue (ND) process. Drawing from its consultations, conferences, and outputs produced since the process kicked off in 2017, this Final Report summarizes the Committee’s main findings and respective recommendations.
The South Sudan National Dialogue: What Next?
Author: Augustino Ting Mayai
Type: Weekly Reviews
Date: 01/12/2020
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. This Review, therefore, analyzes the ND by revisiting its merits and public reaction, assessing its achievements, and situating its recommendations in...
South Sudan’s devastating floods: why there is a need for urgent resilience measures
Author: Nhial Tiitmamer
Type: Weekly Reviews
Date: 23/11/2020
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 depth in the streets and in the residential neighborhoods.
Economic Policy during the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Sudan
Author: Augustino Ting Mayai
Type: Weekly Reviews
Date: 23/10/2020
South Sudan is experiencing a distressing economic period. Government revenue has shrunk to historic lows and debt, both domestic and external, is mounting, marked by unsettled salary arrears and outstanding loans. A combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and the fallout of just-concluded civil strife is largely to blame.
Reforms under the R-ARCSS could become mere Transitions without Democratic Change
Author: Joseph Geng Akech
Organization: The Sudd Institute
Type: Policy Briefs
Date: 11/09/2020
This policy brief rings alarm bells for the parties to the R-ARCSS, its guarantors, and civil society actors that unless certain actions are urgently taken, reforms under the revitalized peace agreement may fail to yield positive change in facilitating South Sudan’s transition to constitutional democracy, peace and national unity.
Remediating South Sudan’s War-induced Petroleum Environmental Damage: Environmental baseline Conditions and Current Impacts
Author: Nhial Tiitmamer
Type: Policy Briefs
Date: 24/06/2020
This paper reviews the existing literature to determine the adequacy of evidence and extent of the environmental impacts in the oil producing areas in South Sudan. The following is revealed: