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Toward a Viable Future for South Sudan ICG’s Africa Report No. 300, 10 February 2021 – A Critique.

Dr Lam Akol 22 February 2021. The International Crisis Group (ICG) issued its Africa Repot No.300 on 10 February 2021. The report attempts to address the current crisis South Sudan is wallowing in and offers possible ways out of the political cul-de-sac it is inexorably heading towards with attendant insecurity. The basic premises of the Read More …

A system Hijacked

South Sudan!! – a system hijacked by Lebanese cabals for selfish ends rather than the interest of the generality of the South Sudanese populace   By Samuel T.  Juba November 2020.  Being cognizant that, many institutions and apparatus of the state, as well as their operators, do not operate in a value-free setting to achieve Read More …

The Frail Logic in Appointing South Sudan Governors

The Frail Logic in Appointing South Sudan Governors Parties to the agreement have shown their weakness in handling their war allied partners.     By Samuel T. Juba: 23 November 2020 The Party of President Kiir managed to offload Gen. David Yau Yau who commanded Cobra faction of Murlei Militia in Pibor of Jonglei State. Read More …

Rebuttal of Dr. Santino Ayuel Longar‘s Article on the legality of Executive Order 36/2015

15 February 2020 Maulana Bol Joseph Agau Adhil On January 1st, 2020, I woke up to find a new article running on the newsfeed of the OperaNews, an online news provider. Being a curious reader of Dr. Santino Ayuel Longar’s and other well-tutored South Sudanese articles as I emulate to be his like in the Read More …

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 Read More …

The Legality of Creating States Through Executive Order 36/2015

06 February 2020 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 states largely along ethnic lines. Read More …

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 Read More …

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 Read More …

Analyses: the Mathiang Anyoor—cattle keepers turned key SPLA fighters

New Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) study analyses the Mathiang Anyoor—cattle keepers turned key SPLA fighters When civil war broke out in South Sudan in December 2013, thousands of soldiers defected from the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and joined the opposition. In response, elites loyal to Kiir’s government mobilized fighters to bolster depleted SPLA forces. Read More …