In this piece, I critique the proposed people-driven constitution-making process in South Sudan, identifying some challenges that may hinder meaningful participation by the people. One is mass illiteracy: over 70% of the population is illiterate. This can impact the people’s capacity to meaningfully engage with some of the complex issues that may arise from the process. Another factor is that involving the people could exacerbate existing ethnic tensions in the country, as constitution-making is inherently divisive. My suggestion is to entrust the process to experts with oversight by parliament.
Eritrea, Sudan to talk to South Sudan s holdout groups sudantribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sudantribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Diplomats from three western countries and IGAD have concluded five-day meetings with leaders of the holdout groups ahead of next month's negotiation in Rome, Italy.
Blamed for Tigray conflict, Eritrea now purports to bring peace in South Sudan garoweonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from garoweonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A rebel leader has said that the current environment in South Sudan is not conducive for free and fair elections before the end of the transitional period in February 2023.