Sabine Kurtenbach / Jan Pospisil / Anna Reuss
Country Studies | 2024
Recognized as an independent state in 2011, South Sudan is the world’s youngest and poorest state. After secession another civil war started in 2013 and ended with a peace agreement in 2018. Some armed actors still operate, and the related insecurity prevents the return of the internally displaced people and refugees. Conflicts are intertwined and have pitted elites against each other competing for power and national resources. Perceptions of peace reflect the experienced surroundings: Safety and justice stand out as the most mentioned elements nationally. Peacebuilding needs institutional diversity of peace actors to cope with complexity, and national peace processes remain fragile in a fragmented context.
Country Studies
18
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
978-3-98628-608-8
Bonn