What are the South Sudanese neighbours stakes???
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By Steve Paterno
South Sudan is a country in turmoil, undergoing a transitional
transformation. As such, the world and most importantly, its
neighbours put it under the radar and eying for their raison d’État
(own interest). Sudan, for example, has of a recent rambling and
threatening to intervene into South Sudan’s affairs. In other words,
it wants to fight literally in South Sudan. Of course, this is a
country that is been interfering into South Sudanese affairs from day
one. South Sudan fought this country for decades and obtained its
independence. When South Sudan obtained its independence, Sudan is
left crumbled, fighting itself, with rebellion all over, trying to
overthrow a rogue Islamic regime. Its economy, which is dependent on
South Sudan’s oil, is in shamble. For a regime that cannot get a
mandate from its citizens, it must look, elsewhere, from outside to
claim legitimacy. Therefore, deviating attention into South Sudan as a
place to look for problems, while it has its own problems.
Luckily, Sudan has allies in South Sudan, commonly referred to as
militias, traitors and betrayers. The infamous South Sudanese militias
always find a home in Khartoum. They are there now with the sole
interest to disestablish South Sudan. (Their names are not worth to be
mentioned in this space). For South Sudan to counter such
belligerence, it has all the natural options. For examples, South
Sudan is home to hundreds of thousands of refugees, fleeing the
Islamic regime In Khartoum. South Sudan can do more by welcoming those
victims and strengthen them to change the regime in Khartoum. Not only
that, Sudan has various rebel groups, struggling to overthrow the
regime in Khartoum. It will only take no time for South Sudan to
gather these groups and unleash them in direction of Khartoum, which,
without doubt, will take them only days to drink tea in Omdurman in
celebration of the victory. This will mark a revolutionary end of that
rogue regime if South Sudan undertake.
There is actually more South Sudan can do to deter the belligerence of
the Islamic regime in Khartoum and rescue the Sudanese people in the
process. Then, there will be peace between the sisterly countries.
Another country with much stake in South Sudan is Uganda. For some
reasons, Uganda has seamlessly interwoven into South Sudan as ‘one
people and one country.’ The ties between these two countries and the
people are historic. For the government of Uganda, it has obligations,
of course, such as. For example, if Ugandan citizens get killed in
South Sudan by the rebels, by virtue of responsibility, Uganda
government is responsible to hold accountable the culprits. Again, if
a Ugandan citizen who is doing business in South Sudan has his or her
loads attacked and looted by rebels in South Sudan, the country is
accountable as well. So, Uganda is justified to intervene in South
Sudan any time.
Hence, South Sudan and Uganda must work together in such areas of
mutual interest. This will mean, Uganda must not allow South Sudan
cross-border rebellion to take place and likewise with South Sudan.
It is all about raison d’Etat and South Sudan stands a better chance
with its neighbours to claim its rights among nations.
Steve Paterno is the author of The Rev. Fr. Saturnino Lohure, A Romain
Catholic Priest Turned Rebel. He can be reached at
[email protected]
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2 May 06:53, by Kush Natives
Mr. Steve Paterno,
Your article is a very well articulated an article. But, let the
world wait a little bit, thing can change overtime. New nation always
grow under shaky situation, the situation like ours will not endured
for a long time without putting our feet deep into the right and
stronger ladder. We’re watching inside and outside the intimidation in
which our country going through.
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