Sudan Land Ownership, Political Corruption and the Absence of the Rule of Law

The Sudan Democracy First Group published on 20 March 2017 an analysis titled "Land Ownership, Political Corruption and the Absence of the Rule of Law: Land Conflicts in El Dali, Al Mazum and Abu Houjar."

This is a historical and in-the-weeds study of land conflict in three regions of Sudan's Sennar State where some 1.6 million people live. It is aimed at the specialist on Sudan.

LAPSSET: Delays and Questions about Rationale

The Rift Valley Institute just published a major study titled "LAPSSET: The History and Politics of an Eastern African Megaproject" by Adrian J. Browne, PhD candidate at Durham University.

The author concludes that the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) project has encountered delays, financing questions, and even concerns about its rationale.  It is unlikely the pipeline will reach South Sudan or that the railway will be completed within this decade.  The dramatic fall in oil prices and increasing insecurity in northern Kenya since mid-2014 are resulting in a desire for answers to more questions about the future of the project.