On the one hand civil war rages on killing thousands of
human beings. On the other hand, intense round-the-clock negotiations go on
between the two warring entities on a cordial note.
South Sudan, world’s youngest nation, only two years old,
since it seceded from North Sudan after a protracted struggle by the citizens
belonging to the Southern part of Sudan and popularly known as South Sudan, who
felt neglected and exploited since a long time against the forces loyal to the
govt under Omar-Al-Basheer, the dictator who is wanted International Criminal
Court for massacring millions of citizens of Darfur.
The citizens of the Southern part of Sudan after suffering
neglect and exploitation by North Sudan plunged into a bitter struggle after
their patience reached to the rock-bottom. Omar-Al-Basheer was deadly against
the southerners’ demand for an independent State primarily due to the
oil-wealth of Southern side which his govt forcibly exported to other nations
like China and those who established friendship thereby amassing abundant
wealth and utilized for the progress and prosperity of the Northern side
ignoring the southerners’ who were undergoing large scale poverty,
mal-nourishment, famine , death, unemployment, lack of education facilities and
health care which the southerners’ found difficult to endure. Their patience
after reaching its nadir they decided once and for all braving the forces of
Omar-Al-Basheer and in the process lakhs and lakhs of them fell like fireflys.
The struggled went on for a fairly long period and naturally
the attention of world turned towards and all were alarmed by the wide-spread deaths
of countless of innocents who demanded Basheer to stop the genocide once and
for all and asked him to keep away from and get ready for a solution in a
cordial atmosphere with the leaders of the Southern side.
African countries who were keeping warm friendship with
Basheer prevailed upon him to amicably settle the festering situation. African
leaders flew to Sudan and made him agree to a discussion between the warring
parties with them willing to donning the role mediators.
After marathon talks between Omar-Al-Basheer, President and
the leaders of rebels in the presence of the mediators like the then President
of South Africa Thabo Mbeki (if my assumption is correct) and other prominent African
leaders, rebels finally saw light at the end of the tunnel.
Thus came into existence South Sudan, the youngest nation
under the Presidentship of Salva Kiir who appointed Reikh Machar as the
Vice-President.
Intitially the rule of the nation went on smoothly to the
delight of citizens of South Sudan. They had more to cheer up since the main
oil-wells are situated in South Sudan than in the North which they exported to
nations like China, India, Malaysia et al.
The importing countries had much at stake, still have much
at stake to help maintain the smooth running of the govts of both Sudans.
That was the reason why the exporting country ie South Sudan
advice calm, restraint and maintain a peaceful atmosphere when power struggle
broke out in Sudan with the ouster of Reik Machar from the post of
Vice-President by Salva Kiir. Mr.Machar, to wreak vengeance on Salva Kiir
evolved into the rebel leader and orgainsed a rebellion to throw Kiir from
power and decided to occupy the former’s saddle.
In no time the armed rebellion got worse and the nation
caught in the mire of civil war which killed thousands and displacing approximately
200000 citizens. Even know fearing for life more citizens are fleeing the
nation. Meanwhile to arrive at a rapport between both the Inter Government Authority
for Development acting as the peace broker, are meeting at Addis Ababa, the
capital of Ethiopia.
At the very outset, of the negotiating leaders, the President
of North Sudan govt and the rebels disagreed on the release of 11 detainers
which the rebels are not willing to accept. They remain adamant on the issue
and talks ended in deadlock. Despite this the mediators have not lost hope and
are going on tirelessly to reach a
rapport but the civil war continues to rage on in South Sudan with both claiming
victory over the capture of Juba, the Capital
of South Sudan and Bor, the nerve centres of South Sudan. Ironically, even
Omar-Al-Basheer too has come forward to hold talks between the representatives of
the govt and the rebels.
With the untiring efforts of the mediators, (IGAD), let us
hope the protracted issue ends on a peaceful note.
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