Tag: CPA

This paper reflects international actors’ prevalent and persistent assumptions about South Sudan and illustrates how these have shaped international engagement for the last two decades. Drawing on the eminent “aiding …

Abstract Common to most protracted conflicts that relapse into war is a disconnect between elites and local communities, which typically suffer the most when the former undermine peace agreements to …

Abstract In recent years, the transitional justice framework has expanded to include a broader notion of transformative justice, which strives for socio-political reform in addition to legal accountability. Over the …

Examining the experiences of the South since Sudan’s independence, this article analyses why the choice of ‘unity’ became an unrealistic option for South Sudanese. Stressing that self-determination for the South …

Using South Sudan as a case study, this evaluation report focuses on the impact of aid programming in the country from 2005-2011. Specifically, the report identifies several factors that hinder …

Abyei was one of the most contested areas of Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) of January 2005. Drawing on direct experience, the article examines the agreement and the experience of …

Argues forcefully that the birth of the independent state of Southern Sudan and the threat of further dismemberment of a rump northern Sudan are due to the failure of the …

Through a chronological analysis of the peace process between 2000 and 2005, this article demonstrates that the scope for compromise was limited and that a significantly ‘better’ deal was unlikely. …

This briefing analyzes the negotiations between the North and the South before the 2011 referendum. Download

Published on the eve of voter registration for the referendum in South Sudan, Race Against Time analyses the unresolved procedural problems, technical difficulties, and disputes threatening the self-determination process. The …

This briefing reports from a two-day policy advisory group seminar on 23 and 24 August 2010, discussing Sudan’s multiple, interconnected challenges as the country fast approaches a historic transition including …

This paper examines progress made on land-related provisions of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of Sudan (CPA, 2005) with special reference to Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States in central Sudan …

This article comments on the execution and effects of the 2008 census, mandated as part of the 2005 CPA. Link to the publication

The paper (2010) discusses the experiences of South Sudanese women during the interim period and how they perceive the CPA. Download

This report takes stock of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) four years after it was signed, calling urgently for the implementation of outstanding issues in the 30 months that remain …

This dossier takes stock of Sudan’s economy, its oil industry, and the status of oil-related CPA provisions. Download