الانتخابات في السودان – التعلم من التجربة
يتقصى هذا التقرير التاريخ غير القصير للانتخابات في السودان ويتساءل لماذا لم تستطيع انتخابات التعددية الحزبية، رغم نجاحها الواضح عام 1953، ان تجلب ذلك النوع من الحكومة المستقرة والديناميكية التي يتوقع من الاقتراع السري ان يشجع على قيامها. ويتطلع التقرير الى الدور المحتمل الذي قد تلعبه الانتخابات في الحياة السياسية، كلحظات حقيقية للمشاركة تستدعى فكرة […]
حينما تصير الحدود الادارية الداخلية حدوداً دوليّة
ركز النقاش الدائر حول السودَانيْن، الشمالي والجنوبي، على مسالة أين يمر خط الحدود بينهما. ويفحص التقرير الاول في سلسلة الحدود المتنازع عليها، حينما تصير الحدود الاداريّة حدوداً دوليّة، موضوعاً آخر لكنه يتميّز بنفس القدر من الأهميّة هو: الأثر المحتمل للحدود الجديدة على سكان الاراضي الحدوديّة وعلى التطورات السياسيّة على المستوى المحلّي. وفي تقصّي شامل للمصادر […]
South Sudan: The Untold Story
In July 2011, South Sudan gained independence and became the world’s newest country. Yet just two-and-a-half years after this momentous decision, the country was in the grips of renewed civil war and political strife. On 8 July 2016, the Rift Valley Institute and the Norwegian Embassy launched South Sudan: The Untold Story from Independence to Civil War, […]
Understanding South Sudan Today
On Tuesday 3 May 2016, the Rift Valley Forum hosted a talk by Peter Biar Ajak on Understanding South Sudan Today. Drawing on his PhD research, his talk examined the history of the SPLM/A to explain the situation in South Sudan today. Currently pursuing a PhD in Politics and International Studies at Cambridge University, Peter […]
Livelihoods in South Sudan
In July 2011, South Sudan gained independence and became the world’s newest country. A few years after the celebrations, the country has experienced renewed conflict and political strife that have claimed countless lives and displaced many. This has had a dramatic impact on livelihoods in South Sudan. On 10 October 2016, the Rift Valley Forum […]
RVI Juba Lectures 2016
The fifth Rift Valley Institute Juba Lecture Series took place over the week of 20 June, under the title: What can civil society do? The role of civil society in the political transition. Since 2010, the RVI has organised an annual series of public lectures in Juba. These lectures are designed to promote public discussion of […]
London launch of Dividing Communities in South Sudan and Northern Uganda
In September 2014, a conflict erupted between South Sudanese and Ugandans in the borderlands of Kajokeji County, South Sudan and Moyo District, Uganda. Several people were killed, many more injured and thousands displaced. On 13 June 2016, the Rift Valley Forum launched the Rift Valley Institute publication, Dividing Communities in South Sudan and Northern Uganda, which examines […]
South Sudan: Is Peace Possible?
Introduction On 10 January 2014, three weeks after the South Sudan crisis began—as peace talks stalled in Addis Ababa and the death toll continued to grow—representatives of South Sudanese civil society met in Nairobi to discuss the crisis, its historical roots, and the possibility of peace. The event was held under the auspices of the […]
Daniel Large discusses the information economy
Daniel Large discusses the information economy on the 2005 RVI Sudan Course in Rumbek, Sudan.
When Boundaries Become Borders
Discussion of the border between Sudan and South Sudan has focused on the question of where the boundary line is to be drawn. When Boundaries Become Borders examines a different, but equally important issue: the potential impact of the new boundary on the peoples of the borderlands and political developments at the local level. In […]