Evaluation of EU cooperation with South Sudan, 2011-2023

The evaluation provides an independent assessment of the performance of the European Commission in South Sudan between 2011 and 2023, including the EU Trust Fund for Africa and the Foreign Policy Instrument, but excluding humanitarian aid. It covers financial assistance, political and policy dialogue and the alignment of interventions with South Sudanese national priorities. 

The purpose of the evaluation was to provide the EU with identifiable lessons learned and to guide future programming in South Sudan, whilst simultaneously improving EU cooperation in fragile contexts. To reach its findings, conclusions and recommendations, the evaluation relied on: 

• an extensive portfolio analysis, which included a quantitative analysis of the EU’s budgetary allocations
• a review of 51 sample EU interventions in South Sudan
• a series of five individual case studies focusing on three priority sectors contained within the EU’s Multiannual Implementation Plan: the Green Economy, Human Development, and Good Governance and Rule of Law.
   

Read the evaluation report (Main report)