The Rift Valley Institute's Sudan and South Sudan course covers all areas of Sudan, South Sudan, and the borderlands between them. It provides an overview and current analysis of the causes of ongoing and historical conflicts in the Sudans and the prospects for resolution.
The 2022 Course will be directed by Kuyang Logo and Alden Young.
Dates: ates: 04 - 08 July, 2022 Location: Kenya
Course dates and location may be subject to change.
Envisioning political transitions in Sudan and South Sudan
Sudan and South Sudan (‘the Sudans’) have both experienced periods of intense conflict and political change during the last decade. Since 2019, when the RVI Sudans course was last held, seismic changes took place in Sudan with the removal of President Omar al-Bashir by the military, the creation of a transitional government and the signing of the Juba Peace Agreement with some of the country’s erstwhile rebels. However, a coup in October 2021 saw the military remove key members of the civilian government, putting into doubt the broader transition.
In South Sudan, the implementation of the 2018 ‘Revitalized’ peace deal between the government of Salva Kiir and the opposition has been dogged by delays and intense political differences between parties to the agreement. While violence is reduced, conflicts – influenced by the national political picture – continue in South Sudan’s peripheries. Both countries are now looking towards elections that will, eventually, mark the end of the transitional political agreements currently in place.
With these uncompleted transitions in mind, this year’s RVI Sudans course – directed by Kuyang Logo and Alden Young – will consider the future of the two peace agreements in the context of the political and social changes seen in the two countries.
The course will offer a dawn-to-dusk programme of lectures, seminars, panel discussions and debates. Bringing together new research, fresh analysis, established and emerging experts, the courses consider current political and development challenges in their historical, social and economic context.
The course is designed for diplomats, development practitioners, researchers and the private sector, both those living and working in the region or those about to start. The Great Lakes is not available this year as an annual course but can be delivered as a bespoke course upon request.
How to register:
Apply here: https://riftvalley.wufoo.com/forms/sudan-and-south-sudan-course-2022
In case of any questions, you may contact courses@riftvalley.net.