From Sudan to South Sudan : IGAD and the role of regional mediation in Africa

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Title
"From Sudan to South Sudan : IGAD and the role of regional mediation in Africa"
Statement of Responsibility
by Irit Back
Publisher
  • Brill
Publication Year
  • 2020
Book size
24 cm
Series Name / No
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: "Irit Back's book From Sudan to South Sudan: IGAD and the Role of Regional Mediation in Africa comprehensively analyses the full achievements, shortcomings, and implications of IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development) mediation efforts in Sudan and South Sudan. IGAD's active mediation was a primary force behind the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the south and the north that eventually resulted in South Sudan's declaration of independence in 2011. The euphoria of this historic achievement was, however, almost immediately overshadowed by internal strife, which has, since 2013, escalated to a large-scale conflict in the new-born nation that demanded IGAD's renewed mediation efforts. The book offers readers new insights and perspectives to apply when seeking to develop a more balanced understanding of Africa's contemporary conflicts and the efforts to resolve them. More specifically, the book will also help readers to better comprehend the potential role of regional mediation i

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