Publication

27 Jul 2015

This report focuses on the problems facing the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), which is the regional body that’s trying to mediate an end to South Sudan’s civil war, and the plan to expand the level of international involvement in this problem. More specifically, the report’s authors 1) examine the role of Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan in IGAD; 2) outline how regional rivalries, the centralization of decision-making, and the difficulties involved in expanding the peace process beyond South Sudan’s political elite have limited the effectiveness of the Authority on Development; 3) review the involvement of the UN, African Union, US, China and other actors in local peacemaking; and 4) provide recommendations on how to buttress up mediation efforts in South Sudan.

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Author International Crisis Group
Series Crisis Group Africa Reports
Issue 228
Publisher International Crisis Group (ICG)
Copyright © 2015 International Crisis Group (Crisis Group)
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