Sudan: Anatomy of a Conflict

Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, The Signal Program, May 2013

This is a geospatial-based study where the researchers have used a fusion of remote sensing and previously public event data. Key findings of the study include evidence of the destruction of more than 2,000 civilian dwellings and other structures, targeting and destruction of four humanitarian facilities and mass displacement of civilian populations.

The disappearance of Sudan? Life in Khartoum for citizens without rights

International Refugee Rights Initiative, May 2013

For decades, marginalisation and neglect of the newly independent state of South Sudan, the (now) five Darfur states, and Southern Kordofan state by the government of Sudan has led to conflicts which, in turn, have further exacerbated the economic, political and cultural marginalisation. Millions have moved to Khartoum in search of services and safety. This working paper explores their experiences.

Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2012, South Sudan

U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, April 2013

This report from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor describes serious human rights abuses in South Sudan.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012, Sudan

U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, April 2013

This report from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor describes the current situation in Sudan and points to numerous human rights abuses.

Sudan: Civilians caught in unending crisis in Southern Kordofan

Amnesty International, April 2013

The armed conflict in Sudan's Southern Kordofan state between the Sudanese government and armed opposition group, the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N), continues unabated, and to the detriment of the civilian population.

Developing Darfur: A recovery and reconstruction strategy

Darfur Joint Assessment Mission, April 2013

The Darfur Development Strategy developed by the Darfur Joint Assessment Mission (DJAM) offers a sequenced, coordinated and holistic plan for equitable, sustainable and participatory development, vital to move Darfur out of a cycle of conflict and poverty, towards a stable and prosperous future. The strategy is presented in this report.

New war, old enemies

HSBA, April 2013

This new working paper from the Small Arms Survey describes the first year of renewed war in South Kordofan, focusing on the conduct and dynamics of the conflict and the primary armed actors. It also identifies shared weapons and ammunition holdings based on detailed accounts of materiel seized, as well as photographs and first-hand physical inspections.

Disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration in South Sudan. The limits of conventional peace and security templates

Jairo Munive, DIIS REPORT

This report explores the DDR programme in South Sudan; in particular how it has evolved, what the major challenges have been to its implementation and ...

Getting to Normal with the Two Sudans

Center for Global Development

The time to normalize US diplomatic relations with the two Sudans is now, argues Kate Almquist Knopf in this report from the Center for Global Development.

Update on the crisis in Abyei

HSBA, March 2013

With the political positions of Sudan and South Sudan as far apart as ever, and the situation on the ground tense, the Abyei crisis shows no signs of abating.

Railway: A Better Option than Pipeline for South Sudan

SNA Nuyon, SUDD Institute Policy Brief

The frustration over the impasse in the negotiations with Sudan, and the urgent desire to rescue the economy are understandable. However, this should not ...

The Prevalence of Poverty and Inequality in South Sudan: The Case of Renk County

A Ahmed, S Roghim, A Saleh, KHA Siddig, KHA Siddig, Agricultural Economics Working Paper 2013

In this study we use a comprehensive household income and expenditure survey with a sample of 245 respondents representing urban and rural households in ...

One Nation from Every Tribe, Tongue and People: The Church and Strategic Peacebuilding in South Sudan

John Ashworth, Maura Ryan (2013)

When South Sudan celebrated independence on July 9, 2011, Ken Hackett, then CEO of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), was invited to join the United States del ...

Crossing the line: Transhumance in transition along the South Sudan Sudan border

Concordis International Report, Oct 2012

This report, published by Concordis International with funding from the European Union, aims to document the process of nomadic pastoralism across the ...

Land Grabbing along Livestock Migration Routes in Gadarif State, Sudan

Hussein M Sulieman (2013) LDPI Working Paper

Grabbing of pastoralists’ traditional land to put it under the commercial farming system, which haswidely been adopted as a development and investment str ...

Can African Union help South Sudan Resolve Post Independence Issues with Sudan?

The Sudd Institute Weekly Review, weekly brief no. 14

After nineteen months of independence South Sudan is nowhere near resolving post independence issues with Sudan. This brief from the Sudd Institute reviews the stalled implementation of the African Union (AU) mediated cooperation agreements.

Cooperation Agreements between Sudan and South Sudan and Prospect of Economic and Political Stability

A Akongdit, I Mohamed, SSRN Working Paper

Building peace is a formidable and necessarily a generational challenge in light of the dislocation of society and territory as well as the entrenched int ...

Resolving the Abyei Crisis: Preventing Violence and Promoting Peace

The Enough Project

The cold war between Sudan and South Sudan could reignite into a devastating armed conflict if they do not quickly resolve their dispute over the final sta ...

'We are laying the groundwork for our own failure' - the UN Mission in South Sudan

CRU Policy Brief No. 25, January 2013

This policy brief look into the UN Mission to the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS). It states that UNMISS have largely failed their ambitious objectives to protect civilians, and provides policy considerations on how to overcome existing barriers.

Weapons seized from the forces of George Athor and John Duit

Small Arms Survey, HSBA, January 2013

This report documents weapons collected by the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) from the forces of two non-state armed groups operating in South Sudan: those of Major Generals George Athor Deng and John Duit Yiech.