At a Glance:Year became a federation: 2005 Current constitution in force since: 2005 Interim constitution of Southern Sudan in force since: 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CP) signed in 2005 Background to the CPA provided by the UN Mission in Sudan Constituent units: 26 wilayat (English: states) Head of State: President Head of Government: President Legislature:
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Forum Brings Federal Dimension to Wealth and Power Sharing Discussions in Southern Kordofan“Popular Consultations” Retreat
Dr.Adam Alfaki, Chairman of South Kordofan Council of Wisemen
(right) .Professor Jumma Kunda from Juba University (left)
In mid-February, the Forum participated in a 3-day retreat organized with the Southern Kordofan Popular Consultation Preparatory Committee to discuss the federal dimension of intergovernmental relatio
 Our work in Sudan Since 2005 the Forum has worked with local partners in Sudan to organize learning events ranging from federalism and peace to training for civil servants and elected officials in fiscal federalism.
In 2005, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army ended a 25-year civil war between the north and south and created a federal structure for the country. Sudan’s written history goes back to 3,000 A.D. according to Egyptian records, when Sudan’s predecessor, the kingdom of Cush, was at times independent and at times part of Egypt’s Pharonic Empire. By the mid-19th century, Sudan had come under Egyptian-British rule, which continued until 1955. Sudan became an independent republic on January 1, 1956. In November 1958, the government was taken over in a military coup by El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, the head of the Sudanese Army, who ruled until 1964. Leaders in southern Sudan resumed a rebellion called the Anya Nya in 1963, which ended in 1972. In 1983, a second civil war broke out between the south and the north, ending with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) of January 2005. The CPA created an asymmetrical federal structure in Sudan giving the south more autonomy and the option of holding a referendum on secession in 2011. (The agreement did not end another conflict which had broken out in the western region of Darfur in 2003.)
2008-2010 Sudan-DFAIT Contract: Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade gave the Forum a major three-year grant from July 1 2008 to March 31 2010 to support implementation of the federal components of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and to promote understanding of the contribution federalism can make to peace and development in Sudan. The project, which provides technical advice and general and specialized training on federalism themes, targets members of CPA-mandated commissions, senior civil servants, academics and civil society groups in north and south Sudan. The program focuses on four main areas: technical training on the basic principles of fiscal federalism, intergovernmental transfers and data collection, monitoring and evaluation at both the central and subnational levels of government: training and policy advice on intergovernmental relations for senior officials and policy makers of the Government of South Sudan; design and delivery of academic curriculum; general awareness and dialogue sessions for political parties and various civil society groups as a vital short- and long-term contribution to influence the debates and decisions about how to share power and wealth in Sudan. |
Forum program management for Sudan: Todd Dusenbery
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