OP-ED

February 11, 2020

View on IGAD Proposal to Return to 10 States in the Republic of South Sudan

11 February 2020 Bol Joseph Agau  On the 8th of February 2020, the Regional Bloc, Intergovernmental Authority on Development convened the 34th Extraordinary Summit of IGAD Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Summit discussed the RARCISS Implementation challenges and particularly the two pending pre-transitional items, i.e. the Number and Boundaries of ….

February 6, 2020

The legality of Creating States Through Executive Order 36/2015

06 February 2020 PDF: here Gar Adel Gar The legality of Order number 36 of 2015 that created the 28, 32 states plus Abyei, and the importance of public participation in the constitution process On October 2nd, 2015, President Salva Kiir signed an executive order or “Establishment Order” No 36/2015 AD. The decree established the new ….

January 1, 2020

The Unconstitutionality of the 32 States

1/1/2020. A Response to Dr. Santino Ayuel Longar On the 31st of December 2019, Dr. Santino Ayuel Longar published an article on the issue of the number and boundaries of the States in South Sudan. From his academic titles displayed in the article, there can be no doubt that the author is a lawyer by ….

April 2, 2019

Truth hurts but it pays off:

Dr Luka Biong My interview with Jongkor went viral and created unprecedented debate in social media but importantly inside South Sudan. A friend of mine in Juba told me “with this interview you have committed political suicide as you have angered the overwhelming majority of Dinka”. Others and especially youth from various ethnic groups including ….