32 states

“Reduction of 32 states will be catastrophic,” governors draw red line

February 11, 2020 Newsbeat

February 12, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s governors of 32 states + Abyei have issued a strongly worded statement, warning that any attempts to cancel or reduce the current 32 states + Abyei could be a recipe for disaster, and potentially plunge the country into another conflict. “In response to the Communiqué of 34TH Extraordinary Summit of IGAD Heads of State and […]

‘Be prepared for all eventualities’ Kiir tells governors of 32 states

February 4, 2020 Newsbeat

February 4th, 2020 (SSNN)—Addressing governors of 32 states at the State House on Tuesday, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir narrated that the issue of the number of states and their boundaries remains a sticking point impeding the formation of a unity government, and that it is unlikely that the matter may merit further discussions if they Parties fail to reach […]

S. Sudan’s Energy Ministry to complete electrification of all 32 states in March – official

January 20, 2020 Newsbeat

January 20th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Ministry of Energy and Dams is currently working on the rollout of public/private partnerships to bring power to regional cities after success of Juba grid project; $289 million has been invested in a power plant run by Ezra Power that will provide 100 megawatts when fully completed. The plant is already active; The government is providing […]

Opinion: 32 states were created extra-constitutionally

January 9, 2020 Opinions

Opinion, By Mark A. Deng January 9th, 2020 (SSNN)—Dr Santino Ayuel Longar recently published an article in SouthSudanNation.com, in which he makes two principal claims. The first is that the creation of a plethora of states in South Sudan was not a political act. The second is that the decision had a valid legislative ground. In his words, the ‘establishment […]

The Legality and Constitutionality of Determining the Number of States in South Sudan: A Review and Analysis of a Sticky Pre-Transitional Issue in the “Revitalized Agreement.”

January 2, 2020 Opinions

Opinion, Part I: The Number and Boundaries of States: BY: Dr. Santino Ayuel Longar January 2nd, 2020 (SSNN)—Determining the number and boundaries of states is one of the stickiest Pre-Transitional issues under the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCISS, the Agreement). Unless this issue is given all the attention and seriousness it deserves, it […]

The Unconstitutionality of the 32 States: A Response to Dr Santino Ayuel Longar

January 1, 2020 Opinions

Opinion, By Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin January 2nd, 2019 (SSNN)—On the 31st of December 2019, Dr Santino Ayuel Longar published an article on the issue of the number and boundaries of the States in South Sudan. From his academic titles displayed in the article there can be no doubt that the author is a lawyer by training. The article dealt […]

Dr. Martin Elia finally sheds light on the creation of 32 states

October 11, 2019 Breaking News

Oct 11th, 2019 (SSNN) -The establishment of the Government’s controversial states was a counter move to outvie 21 states proposed by the SPLM-IO, the Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro has finally disclosed. “Twenty-one states were brought about by the IO. We countered the move with 28 states and later on 32 states,” Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro told […]