South Sudan Peace Talks and Interests behind the Process!
By Peter Gai Manyuon
January 4, 2015 (SSNA) -- The complexity of the South Sudan conflict
has gone to another level that needs emergency response from the world
and the African continent respectively. There have been many
discussions here and there in the Ethiopians Capital Addis-Ababa
between the Government of South Sudan and the Sudan People Liberation
Movement in Opposition (SPLM/IO) under the Leadership of Dr Riek
Machar Teny. Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have
tried and still trying to bring together both parties of South Sudan
conflict and nothing is being achieve up to now due to the fact that,
most of the African Leaders and International Community have taken the
issue as the ground for employment opportunity to the jobless people
in the develop countries, instead they should advocate for the
peaceful resolution and reconciliation among the South Sudanese
people. What a shame?
In other ward, some people (Clicks) within the government officials in
Juba do not want peace to come to South Sudan as well some elements in
the Opposition are trying to advocate for an interest which is
individualistic in nature. Those in the government under President
Kiir leadership are too allergic to the peaceful resolution to the
conflict. Both parties are just aiming for their interests not the
interest for South Sudanese people. The question is; what do we do as
the indigenous citizens of South Sudan?
Despite the huge numbers of the people who got killed in Juba,
Malakal, Bor and Bentiu respectively both parties of the conflict do
not think of the future of the people of South Sudan rather the focus
is only who should get what at the end of the day between the
supporters of President Kiir Mayardit and Dr Riek Machar supporters
respectively.
However, since the crisis emerged in the Country, most of the projects
money are channeled to the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development
(IGAD) and nothing is being possible up to date. Inter-Governmental
Authority on Development (IGAD) is becoming a business organization
that is being run by all political sycophants, lumpens and extractive
leaders who are too corrupts and criminals in nature. The legitimacy
of IGAD to address conflicts in the greater Lakes Region has been
twisted to commercialization.
Hence, each and every month, there are roundtable discussions and
nothing is resolve due to the selfish interest of the other
Communities in the world and most of the South Sudanese people do not
realize what is being boiled and accelerated by the group of
opportunists in the globe regarding the South Sudan issue. It has
taken year and some days now, since the crisis started in the Republic
of South Sudan and no good mechanism is put in place by the
International Community to resolve the crisis. Countries like China
and Russia are the one trying to complicate South Sudan problem by
exporting/selling arms of mass destruction to the two warring parties
of conflict.
Obviously, there is hidden agenda by some of International Community
and it could be good for other to do the needful for the peaceful
resolution of South Sudan conflict whereby at the end accountability
and indictment of the criminals who committed crimes against humanity,
war crimes and genocide should commence or start immediately.
The opportunists have the view that, if the South Sudan conflict is
resolve then there will be no way for them to benefits from the
resources within the Country. Furthermore, different foreign companies
that deal in oil sector in South Sudan are giving support to the both
parties of the conflicts that are the opposition group and the
government group. Chinese government as well, have declared/continue
supporting the two groups in transporting arms that consists of ; arms
of mass destruction, nuclear weapons and chemical weapons that were
used in the fight between Jonglei/Bor and Juba early 2014.
More interestingly, Government of the Republic of Uganda is always
supporting the government of South Sudan in term of human and
materialistic support since the crisis emerged in the Republic of
South Sudan on December 15th 2013. Egyptians, Sudanese rebels and M27
of Congo have been fighting alongside the South Sudan Government
forces. The all scenario about these groups of troops in South Sudan
are only looking for the resources of the newest nation and the people
of South Sudan within the government do not see the impact but rather
focusing on the individualistic earning of the wealth.
Key Recommendations
International Community should come up with another mechanism to
resolve the conflict in the Republic of South Sudan through giving
ultimatum to the warring parties.
Europeans Union, USA should withdraw their financial support from
Inter-governmental Authority on the Development (IGAD) since the
mandate of the Organization has been change to be for benefits
purposes. All the money from International Community can be allocated
to different body that can bring peace to the newest nation. IGAD is
becoming like a business company formed for the purpose to accomplish
corruption cases and dictatorial tendencies.
In conclusion, for the crisis of South Sudanese to come to an end
unless the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) mandate
should be reverse or the position of the peace talks should be either
taken to Khartoum or Eritrea and if the parties will not accept then,
some leaders within East African are the part of the problem.
The author is an Independent Journalist and Columnist who has written
extensively on the issues of Democratization processes and Human
Rights in South Sudan. He can be contact
onindependentjournalist...@gmail.comorwww.independentjournalistpgm.wordpress.com
.
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