Regional conflicting interests complicate resolution of South Sudan crisis
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Regional conflicting interests complicate resolution of South Sudan crisis
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September 9, 2017 (JUBA) - Regional conflict of interests contributes
to impede the resolution of the four-year conflict in South Sudan said
a United Nations panel in a confidential report disclosed by Reuters
on Friday.
JPEG - 31 kb
Face-to-face talks between the South Sudanese government and rebels
get underway in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on 13 January 2014
(Photo: AFP/Carl De Souza)
Officially, the East African regional block - the Inter Governmental
Authority on Development (IGAD), is tasked with the mediation to end a
crisis that erupted in South Sudan on 15 December 2013.
IGAD mediators who are from Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan are supported by
a troika including U.S. UK and Norway, three countries that backed the
South Sudan independence process, UN and the African Union.
Also, Tanzania and South Africa sought to unify the SPLM factions
hoping that such a process, after the end of the war, would lead to
the restoration of peace and contribute to bringing stability to the
new nation.
However, in a report to the UN Security Council, the U.N. sanctions
monitoring panel saw as negative the "competing" role played by all
these regional and international mediators and facilitators in the
peace process.
“The hostilities in South Sudan continue against a complex backdrop of
competing regional and bilateral initiatives to resolve the conflict,”
said U.N. sanctions monitors.
The confidential report further pointed to the “conflicting interests
compounded by underlying rivalries in the region”.
“The government of South Sudan has sought to exploit this division,”
the UN experts further stressed.
In a meeting held on 28 July, the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts
on South Sudan briefed the Security Council about the Panel’s work
plan for 2017-2018.
During the meeting, the Council encouraged the Panel to continue its
mandated reporting and discussed various political initiatives and
developments in the region.
Different experts said the involvement of the region in the mediation
was not a positive factor to end the conflict as the IGAD countries
have conflicting interest, pointing to Uganda which openly militarily
and politically supported the government of President Salva Kiir.
The same was said about Khartoum, which has a number of outstanding
issues with the new country since the independence and accuses Juba of
supporting Sudanese rebel groups.
On Friday, The Associated Press reported that South Sudanese officials
and defector rebels accuse Sudan of supplying arms to armed groups
that fight Juba since four years. But the rebels who face weapons and
ammunition shortage denied the accusations.
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9 September 08:38, by Sunday Junup
The world is now opening their eyes, Dr.Machar talk about it long
ago but was ignored by international communities.
repondre message
9 September 10:59, by Agany Malim
Now it is time to act according. The world was not fool to
allow medators but was to see what was their interest inss
repondre message
9 September 09:33, by Tilo
This is not new, we all know the region has their interest in SS.
We said it the longer the war continues is advantageous for the region
to benefit.
SS leaders are fools, they cannot either see that or they do
ignore these just for their personal interest.
Time to fix the mess and shame the devil.
Work in harmony with ur brother than outsider who benefit n gives
nothing in return to the country
repondre
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September 9, 2017 (JUBA) - Regional conflict of interests contributes
to impede the resolution of the four-year conflict in South Sudan said
a United Nations panel in a confidential report disclosed by Reuters
on Friday.
JPEG - 31 kb
Face-to-face talks between the South Sudanese government and rebels
get underway in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on 13 January 2014
(Photo: AFP/Carl De Souza)
Officially, the East African regional block - the Inter Governmental
Authority on Development (IGAD), is tasked with the mediation to end a
crisis that erupted in South Sudan on 15 December 2013.
IGAD mediators who are from Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan are supported by
a troika including U.S. UK and Norway, three countries that backed the
South Sudan independence process, UN and the African Union.
Also, Tanzania and South Africa sought to unify the SPLM factions
hoping that such a process, after the end of the war, would lead to
the restoration of peace and contribute to bringing stability to the
new nation.
However, in a report to the UN Security Council, the U.N. sanctions
monitoring panel saw as negative the "competing" role played by all
these regional and international mediators and facilitators in the
peace process.
“The hostilities in South Sudan continue against a complex backdrop of
competing regional and bilateral initiatives to resolve the conflict,”
said U.N. sanctions monitors.
The confidential report further pointed to the “conflicting interests
compounded by underlying rivalries in the region”.
“The government of South Sudan has sought to exploit this division,”
the UN experts further stressed.
In a meeting held on 28 July, the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts
on South Sudan briefed the Security Council about the Panel’s work
plan for 2017-2018.
During the meeting, the Council encouraged the Panel to continue its
mandated reporting and discussed various political initiatives and
developments in the region.
Different experts said the involvement of the region in the mediation
was not a positive factor to end the conflict as the IGAD countries
have conflicting interest, pointing to Uganda which openly militarily
and politically supported the government of President Salva Kiir.
The same was said about Khartoum, which has a number of outstanding
issues with the new country since the independence and accuses Juba of
supporting Sudanese rebel groups.
On Friday, The Associated Press reported that South Sudanese officials
and defector rebels accuse Sudan of supplying arms to armed groups
that fight Juba since four years. But the rebels who face weapons and
ammunition shortage denied the accusations.
(ST)
Comments on the Sudan Tribune website must abide by the following
rules. Contravention of these rules will lead to the user losing their
Sudan Tribune account with immediate effect.
- No inciting violence
- No inappropriate or offensive language
- No racism, tribalism or sectarianism
- No inappropriate or derogatory remarks
- No deviation from the topic of the article
- No advertising, spamming or links
- No incomprehensible comments
Due to the unprecedented amount of racist and offensive language on
the site, Sudan Tribune tries to vet all comments on the site.
There is now also a limit of 400 words per comment. If you want to
express yourself in more detail than this allows, please e-mail your
comment as an article to com...@sudantribune.com
Kind regards,
The Sudan Tribune editorial team.
9 September 08:38, by Sunday Junup
The world is now opening their eyes, Dr.Machar talk about it long
ago but was ignored by international communities.
repondre message
9 September 10:59, by Agany Malim
Now it is time to act according. The world was not fool to
allow medators but was to see what was their interest inss
repondre message
9 September 09:33, by Tilo
This is not new, we all know the region has their interest in SS.
We said it the longer the war continues is advantageous for the region
to benefit.
SS leaders are fools, they cannot either see that or they do
ignore these just for their personal interest.
Time to fix the mess and shame the devil.
Work in harmony with ur brother than outsider who benefit n gives
nothing in return to the country
repondre
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