Author: Kwesi Kwaa Prah
ISBN No: 978-1-920287-51-1
Cost: Out of stock
Report by Kwesi Kwaa Prah Foreword by Ambassador Claude Wild
In recognition of the challenges facing the newly independent country of South Sudan, and in cooperation with the Swiss Government, the South Sudanese authorities have been actively working towards creating a forum for traditional leaders as part of a viable local government system. Given the historical and cultural characteristics of the South Sudan as a typical African country, traditional authorities have from time immemorial provided leadership to their societies, and in the circumstance of post-war South Sudan they represent a vital link in the rural administration system.
In order to rehabilitate the structures of traditional authority which were seriously damaged by the long years of war, the Swiss authorities have worked, as part of their peace-building programme with South Sudanese partners, to create Councils for Traditional Authority Leaders (COTALs) in the South Sudan. The process of establishing COTALs is well underway, and it is expected that during 2013 most of the work towards their installation will be complete. It is also hoped that a beginning will be made to the construction of a national COTAL headquarters in South Sudan.
From 13 January 2013 to 1 February 2013 a carefully selected delegation of South Sudanese traditional leaders and related senior officials was sponsored by the Swiss government to tour three countries- South Africa, Botswana and Ghana - to discuss and inspect their structures of traditional leadership and their roles in local government, service delivery, the administration of justice and other functions which are pertinent to their social position.
This text is a narrative account of the tour, together with a discussion of associated issues to help us understand the leadership questions embedded in the general objectives of the tour.
ISBN No: 978-1-920287-51-1
Cost: Out of stock
Report by Kwesi Kwaa Prah Foreword by Ambassador Claude Wild
In recognition of the challenges facing the newly independent country of South Sudan, and in cooperation with the Swiss Government, the South Sudanese authorities have been actively working towards creating a forum for traditional leaders as part of a viable local government system. Given the historical and cultural characteristics of the South Sudan as a typical African country, traditional authorities have from time immemorial provided leadership to their societies, and in the circumstance of post-war South Sudan they represent a vital link in the rural administration system.
In order to rehabilitate the structures of traditional authority which were seriously damaged by the long years of war, the Swiss authorities have worked, as part of their peace-building programme with South Sudanese partners, to create Councils for Traditional Authority Leaders (COTALs) in the South Sudan. The process of establishing COTALs is well underway, and it is expected that during 2013 most of the work towards their installation will be complete. It is also hoped that a beginning will be made to the construction of a national COTAL headquarters in South Sudan.
From 13 January 2013 to 1 February 2013 a carefully selected delegation of South Sudanese traditional leaders and related senior officials was sponsored by the Swiss government to tour three countries- South Africa, Botswana and Ghana - to discuss and inspect their structures of traditional leadership and their roles in local government, service delivery, the administration of justice and other functions which are pertinent to their social position.
This text is a narrative account of the tour, together with a discussion of associated issues to help us understand the leadership questions embedded in the general objectives of the tour.
