The political elite have held on to power through power-sharing arrangements rather than the ballot. How will that change?
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The idea of what it means to be South Sudanese is not universally accepted in the young nation.
Sudan’s new government came to power after a people-driven process to oust former President Omar al-Bashir. It must be careful to place ordinary Sudanese at the centre of the reforms process.
Last month South Sudan announced a dramatic increase in the cost of aid-worker permits from $100 to $10,000. It’s now backtracked on the decision.
If fighting continues and controversial policies are not reversed, it’s only a matter of time before full scale fighting breaks out again in South Sudan.
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Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Visiting Professor University of Buckingham, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
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Director, International Development Department, University of Birmingham
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DPhil Candidate, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
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Adjunct Professor, University of Juba
