Waging Peace in Sudan: The Inside Story of the Negotiations That Ended Africa's Longest Civil War

by Hilde Johnson

Sudan is at a crossroads. The country could soon witness one of the first partitions of an African state since the colonial era. The 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement guarantees a referendum on self determination for Southern Sudan, which is scheduled for January 2011. The agreement ended a 20-year old civil war pitting the indigenous population against successive Arab Muslim regimes in Khartoum. By the late 1990s the international community had largely judged the war insoluble and turned its attention elsewhere. Following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 a peace process between the government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement and Army (SPLM/A) took hold. This book shows how that war, which ultimately claimed two million deaths and twice as many displaced, was finally brought to an end. The talks were facilitated by IGAD under Kenyan leadership, and supported by a 'Troika' of the US, UK, and Norway -- whose intense engagement in the negotiations was
critical for reaching

Genres: Africa

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Yaser · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilde Johnson did a great job in shedding
light in the personal dynamics that produced the CPA, which put an end to the longest civil war in Africa. However, there is some unnecessary details that the writer tried to include in the book.

[Ahmed · Rating 4 out of 5]

تصحبك الكاتبة في هذا الكتاب عبر دهاليز اتفاقية السلام الشامل في السودان بين الحركة الشعبية والمؤتمر الوطني، حيث لعبت دورًا كبيرًا في دفع الطرفين إلى المضي قدمًا في المفاوضات. يبدو أن د. جون قرنق وعلي عثمان كانا يثقان بها بصورة كبيرة، مما مكنها من أداء هذا الدور بفعالية. يُظهر الكتاب أن عملية التفاوض ليست بالأمر السهل، فهي تتطلب جهودًا كبيرة، حيث تتداخل فيها أطراف متعددة بأهداف غير واضحة للعيان.

أيضًا، يبدو أن خسارة د. جون قرنق كانت القاصمة لاتفاقية لم تبدأ بعد، إذ أن وجوده كان حتمًا سيقود السودان في طريق مختلف. قدراته الفذة التي برزت في كل مراحل التفاوض كانت ستجعل منه الشريك الأمثل لعلي عثمان في مواجهة التحديات والصراعات داخل حزبه أيضًا.

[Matai Muon · Rating 5 out of 5]

The only book that gives you the bare story behind the success of one of Africa's best peace deals; the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. It is bold, hilarious and detailed. I loved it.