Division in Sudan’s Ruling Party and the Threat to the Country’s Future Stability
International Crisis Group, May 2011. PICTURE: http://unmis.unmissions.org/DesktopModules/InfoPoint.dnnPhotoGallery3/ImageViewer.htm?url=/Portals/UNMIS/dnnPhotoGallery/5708/7791.jpg Facing worsening instability, President Bashir and his National Congress Party allies have sought to reinforce their authority by fomenting rifts in the security forces, subnational authorities, and other potential challengers. The NCP leadership has also resisted reform calls from moderate party members and opposition groups and reinforced its exclusionary Arab-Islamic identity for Sudan. Such short-sighted maneuvers may result in a failure to address significant rights and reconciliation issues in restive peripheral regions of the country, a stagnating economy, and a deteriorating NCP party platform that lacks strategic vision. Download the Article: [PDF]Security Sector Reform Monitor: Southern Sudan
By Mark Sedra. Center for International Governance Innovation, January 2011. Numerous objections to border demarcations, rising threats to the 1.3 million southern Sudanese living in northern Sudan, and the dissolution of joint-integrated military units pose significant conflict flashpoints between north and south Sudan. Managing such triggers is further complicated by rising tensions within South Sudan’s dominant ruling political party, which has sought to closely control and direct sub-national elections. Download the Article: [PDF]Waging Peace in Independent Southern Sudan: the Way Forward
By Major General Moses Bisong Obi. Chatham House, March 2011. Revenue management, citizenship, and other unresolved matters continue to complicate the stable creation of an independent government of South Sudan following the referendum for secession. Safety and security are top concerns of increasingly wary southern communities, and thus the emerging state should prioritize the professionalization of security and justice institutions to earn the trust of its citizens. The path to stability will also require steady and demonstrable progress towards a system of democratic governance. Download the Details: [HTML]Planning and Budgeting in Southern Sudan: Lessons for Post-Conflict Settings
By Fiona Davies and Gregory Smith. Overseas Development Institute, October 2010.
Lack of experience and capacity in designing and managing national budgets is a common feature in post conflict contexts. Through innovative inter-ministerial budget sector working groups, coding systems to enhance monitoring, and adopting technical systems at a slow but deliberative pace, the Government of South Sudan offers some lessons for setting budget priorities, spending ceilings, and administrative schema.
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Improving Natural Resource Management in Sudan
By Paul J. Sullivan and Natalie Nasrallah. United States Institute of Peace, 2010. Petroleum is the biggest contributor of government revenues in both north and south Sudan. Additionally, access to adequate land and water are critical to many local communities and represent potential flash points. Policies regarding revenue-sharing, infrastructure finance and development, land ownership and water delivery should be clarified to avoid competition and disputes. Download the Article: [PDF]
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