Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 07/2009

Building Blocks for Citizenship and a Peaceful Transition in Sudan

Linda Bishai, Kelly Campbell, Jacki Wilson

March 2009

United States Institute of Peace

Abstract

Sudan's upcoming elections in 2009 raise hopes and concerns for the country's future. According to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in 2005 between the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), Sudan is scheduled to hold national and state level elections in 2009.