Boundary Demarcation – 2021
2021
In February 2020, President Kiir, through a decree, decided to return the country to ten states (Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Warrap, Unity, Lakes, Jonglei, Western Equatoria, Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, and Upper Nile), alongside the three administrative areas of Abyei, Boma, and Ruweng.[1] While the SPLM-IO (Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition) asked to reconsider the creation of three administrative units, the number of states was agreeable to all parties. The number of states and boundaries are to be finalized in the final constitution. The constitution writing process started on May 25th [2].
[1] “South Sudan cuts number of states from 32 to 10, unlocking peace process,” Reuters, February 15, 2020; “Progress report no. 6: On the implementation status of the R-ARCSS,” Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, April 20, 2020.
[2] South Sudan begins constitution-making process supported by The United Nations. ReliefWeb. 26 May 2021. https://reliefweb.int/report/south-sudan/south-sudan-begins-constitution-making-process-supported-united-nations