The South Sudan is a creation of decades of violent conflict spearheaded by the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A). This new country is defined by this struggle for liberation. In the last three years, the world’s newest country has managed an election, a referendum and celebrated its independence. As a result, it is a highly 
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Switching Gears from Concepts to Implementation: Defence Transformation in South Sudan
By: Stephanie Blair | Friday, December 14th, 2012Abyei province: the crossroads of future border conflict in Sudan?
By: Aly Verjee | Monday, August 9th, 2010Landlocked between Northern and Southern Sudan, hundreds of kilometres from any major town, sits the small, rural territory of Abyei. This Kosovo-sized region, where no more than a few hundred thousand people reside — precise population figures are disputed—was for generations a remote and largely inconsequential district. In 1905, British colonial administrators transferred the district
Voting is the easy part: towards the referendum in Southern Sudan (Part 3)
By: Aly Verjee | Saturday, July 24th, 2010That a liberation movement attempting an uneasy transition to becoming a contemporary, effective, sleek and professional military organization faces issues of discipline and insubordination is unsurprising. I say this with a degree of sympathy, despite having been at the wrong end of an SPLA-issued AK-47 rather more frequently than I consider desirable. Any former guerrilla
Voting is the easy part: towards the referendum in Southern Sudan (Part 2)
By: Aly Verjee | Wednesday, July 7th, 2010A commonly expressed fear by internationals and Sudanese alike is the stability of any future independent Southern Sudanese state following the referendum on self-determination scheduled for January 2011. From June of last year one of the most commonly cited statistics – a quote that bordered on becoming a mantra in Sudan circles – was the
Voting is the easy part: towards the referendum in Southern Sudan (Part 1)
By: Aly Verjee | Friday, June 11th, 2010In little over a year’s time, sub-Saharan Africa’s maps may require some edits. As part of a 2005 peace deal that ended a 22 year civil war, itself following an earlier civil war from 1955 – 1972, the region of Southern Sudan is due to hold a referendum on independence early in 2011. Southern Sudan
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