Category: Sudan
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South Sudan roundup (+ recommended readings!)
I’m in the process of transitioning from my current assignment back to The Mothership this month, so I haven’t been able to keep up with the events unfolding in South Sudan as much as I’d like. From what I can ascertain, here are some important developments from the past two weeks: Since mid-December, 189,000 South Sudanese Read.
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Key questions for African-initiated intervention force for eastern DRC
On August 7th and 8th, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) heads of state met to discuss the deployment of an international force to fight the M23 rebel movement that has been active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu region since April of this year. While they did not end Read.
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South Sudan’s Militia Melodrama
Yesterday, Al-Jazeera reported a “mass defection” of Sudanese troops to South Sudan after their refusal to attack the Kadar oilfield in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state over the weekend. According to Southern People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) spokesperson Colonel Philip Aguer Panyang, they defected with “full equipment, ten vehicles, seven mounted with heavy machine guns including Read.
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Does War Serve Political Interests in Sudan and South Sudan?
When the situation along the Sudan-South Sudan border started to rapidly deteriorate a few weeks ago, I started to wonder what factors could be causing the Sudans to push each other closer and closer to conflict. So, I decided to explore a line of logic focusing on whether war, or at least low-intensity conflict, served Read.
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What might South Sudan’s Invasion of Heglig Indicate about its Negotiation Tactics?
It’s been a few days since South Sudan withdrew its troops from Heglig…or was expelled from the area, depending on which side you favor in the ongoing tit-for-tat between Sudan and South Sudan. Yet, there have been no signs of either country backing away from the precipice of war. In a nutshell, the causes of Read.
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Why Uganda Might Intervene in a Sudan-South Sudan Conflict
Over the past few months, there has been a steady escalation in the conflict between Sudan and South Sudan. Earlier this week, regional media sources reported that Uganda would support Juba in the case of a full-scale war with Khartoum. What are some potential reasons for Uganda’s to get involved in this conflict? Historical Ties, Read.
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The Two Sudans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNU8ctsK6uw&list=UUK4j3y7KVe514tGiR3Q1yTQ&index=4&feature=plcp In an historic move, southern Sudan voted in January 2011 to become a separate nation from northern Sudan. Recently back from a trip to Rumbek in southern Sudan, CNA research analyst Lesley Anne Warner discusses the future of the two Sudans. Read.
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Disputed Border Region Could Undermine Peaceful Sudan Division
(Originally published in the Atlantic.com on June 22, 2011) On July 9, southern Sudan will declare its independence from Sudan in accordance with the terms of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended the Second Sudanese Civil War, which lasted from 1983 to 2005. But with less than three weeks remaining before southern Sudan becomes Read.
Lesley Anne Warner, PhD: Insight | Strategy | Impact 