Sudan: Addressing the land question

The Land Question (LQ) was one of the core issues behind the protracted war between the Government of Sudan and the Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement/Army in the southern regions of the country. This paper looks at the LQ and some aspects of the policy and institutional challenges with reference to emerging land issues in South Sudan. The paper provides a brief overview of the background to the conflict with reference to its natural resource dimension before discussing the post- Comprehensive Peace Agreement situation regarding the LQ in South Sudan.