From sudan to south sudan : : igad and the role of regional mediation in africa / / Irit Back.

• Superior document: African Social Studies Series ; 41
• VerfasserIn: Back, Irit,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, New Jersey : : BRILL,, 2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: African Social Studies Series ; 41.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

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 in East Africa, a region with a turbulent history in the post-Cold War era.

Table of Contents

The emerging role of regional organizations in post-Cold War Africa -- From ecology to mediation : IGAD first efforts as a regional mediator -- We cannot negotiate and fight : IGAD's role in achieving the CPA -- Spring of hope : IGAD's mediation efforts, 2005-2014 -- Winter of despair : IGAD mediation efforts, 2015-2018 -- A comparative view of IGAD's mediation in Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, and Somaliland.