Where We Work.

Sudan

Where We Work.

Sudan

In 2007 and 2008 EISA conducted political parties capacity building workshops in Sudan. As a result of the needs that became evident, EISA opened an office in Khartoum in May 2008 to provide support in the run-up to the scheduled elections. EISA also engaged in a conflict mapping exercise in order to develop a clear understanding of the nature, origin and possible prevention of electoral conflicts. Due to the delay in the elections, the EISA Sudan office was closed.

EISA reopened its field office in Sudan in October 2021 implementing a programme titled “Strengthening Electoral Stakeholders Capacity in Sudan” aiming to strengthen the capacity of the Sudanese electoral stakeholders during the transition period expected to lead the country to its first democratic elections post the 2019 revolution.

Our Goal.

EISA will provide support to two main beneficiaries of the programme namely the Sudanese Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the Sudanese Electoral Management Body.

Project Objectives

EISA will provide support to two main beneficiaries of the programme namely the Sudanese Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the Sudanese Electoral Management Body.

Objectives of the programme:

To support citizen observation of the Sudanese elections.

Under Objective 1, the Action will provide the necessary inputs to facilitate national citizen observation during the upcoming election period, including the deployment of Long-Term Observers (LTOs) and Short-Term Observers (STOs) across Sudan and support post-election monitoring.

To provide technical support to the Sudanese Election Management Body (EMB) in preparation for the Sudanese elections.

Under Objective 2, the Action will provide targeted technical support to the Sudanese Election Management Body (EMB) by providing opportunities for EMB commissioners and key staff to undertake study tours, draw on best practices from other African EMBs, and engage with technical experts seconded by EISA to the EMB in support of institutional and procedural development within the EMB.

To provide capacity building and strategic support to Sudanese CSOs with a focus on democracy, human rights, and governance to promote democratic consolidation beyond the Sudanese elections.

Under Objective 3, the Action aims to strengthen the capacity of the transitional structures through direct civil society capacity building. A strong and capable civil society will be a key determinant in the extent to which the post-election government is supported in its efforts to deepen democratic governance, promulgate laws that promote democratic governance and identify areas where shortcomings exist in the present legislative framework for review.

Networks & Partners

EISA Sudan is funded by the European Union (EU) Delegation, Khartoum, Sudan.

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Publications

Southern Sudan Referendum on Self-determination: Legal Challenges and Procedural Solutions

This study attempts to analyse the major challenges encountered in the organisation of the Southern Sudan Referendum on Self-Determination and how these challenges were addressed, enabling the referendum to take place in a peaceful environment, with a high degree of transparency and fairness. In doing so it aims to identify a few lessons which, though emerging from the particular experience of the Sudan, can be used as a general paradigm in future similar contexts. The Southern Sudan Referendum Commission had less than four months to prepare, organise and conduct the operations within a broad mandate conferred by the Southern Sudan Referendum Act, many sections of which lacked clarity. The interpretation and application of this law represented, in several instances, a serious challenge to the organisation of the referendum, adding complexity to a process already made difficult by time and operational constraints amplified by the size of the territory and the highly sensitive political environment characterised by mistrust among the partners in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. The study begins with a brief introduction to the political and legal background of the referendum and of the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission, including its role and structure. It proceeds with an analysis of the legal and regulatory framework, aimed at identifying the main challenges to the process and the solutions found in order to allow the referendum to take place in a timely, peaceful and orderly manner.

Resolution and Transformation of Election Related Conflicts in Africa

Three fundamental points underpin the paradigm of electoral conflict resolution. First, resolving a particular electoral conflict does not imply that disputing parties will never resort to conflict. In Africa, political, economic, and social issues are deeply intertwined, a link which generates various forms of tensions and conflicts. The paradigm of conflict resolution, in this context, then, means disputing parties may revert to conflict, but not necessarily over electoral issues. Secondly, inbuilt in the paradigm is the recognition that some conflicts can become intractable or protracted. Such conflicts need to be significantly transformed into forms that can be approached constructively. Thirdly, the rationale for resolving electoral conflicts is not to compel the parties to conform to the same political ideologies, persuasions, or worldviews. Neither is the rationale to compel disputing parties to adopt similar perspectives and approaches to political issues, or articulate similar political viewpoints. The rationale for resolving electoral conflicts is to encourage stakeholders in the electoral process and conflicting parties in a particular polity to co-exist peacefully despite their different worldviews, political biases and ideologies. These three fundamental points lay the theoretical and analytical foundations of this paper.

Making Democracy Work in Africa: From the Institutional to the Substantive

This paper argues that democracy can better facilitate and promote development
when it is transformed from the institutional level, where it was at the time of
transition, to the substantive level, where it is more likely to yield the ‘dividends
of democracy’ and become more relevant to the lives of ordinary citizens. This
transformative process at a minimum requires the institutionalisation of
participation/citizen empowerment, accountability and legitimacy. After making
the point that democracy and development are mutually reinforcing, the paper
examines how human rights and elections can be strengthened to serve these
purposes.

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Our Team

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Mukenyi Badibanga
Country Director
Tasnim Mohammed Finance and Admnistration Officer transparent democratic governance in africa
Tasnim Mohammed
Finance and Admnistration Officer
Ange Marie Nijimbere Finance and Administration Manager transparent democratic governance in africa
Ange Marie Nijimbere
Finance and Admnistration Officer
Deo Gracias Kanyinda International Programme Officer transparent democratic governance in africa
Deo-Gracias Kanyinda
International Programme Officer
Abdallah Elsheikh Programme Assistant transparent democratic governance in africa
Abdallah Elsheikh
Programme Assistant
Aamir Bashir Interpreter transparent democratic governance in africa
Aamir Bashir
Interpreter

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