East and Central Africa

Hopes for the future: The case of Sudanese refugees in Uganda

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: Hopes for the future
Tania Kaiser describes the views of Sudanese refugees in Uganda on the CPA. They are keen to return home but will judge the success of the CPA retrospectively by its capacity to deliver security and development.

Untapped potential: Civil society and the search for peace

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: Untapped potential
Hassan Abdel Ati traces the history of (mainly northern) Sudanese civil society and discusses the peacebuilding roles civil society might assume in the post-agreement period.

The delicate practice of supporting grassroots peacebuilding in southern Sudan

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: The delicate practice of supporting grassroots peacebuilding
Grassroots peacebuilding efforts have been taking place in southern Sudan since the 1990s. Paul Murphy describes how the Pact-led Sudan Peace Fund sought to support these people-to-people peace processes between 2002 and 2005, and calls for more institutionalised peacebuilding efforts.

The role of track two initiatives in Sudanese peace processes

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: The role of track two initiatives
Peter Dixon and Mark Simmons assess the contribution of non-governmental diplomacy to Sudanese peace processes. They argue that track two processes can help take into account the root causes of the conflict and the needs and concerns of broader society.

Guests at the table? The role of women in peace processes

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: Guests at the table?
Despite their active role as fighters, peacemakers and activists, women have tended to be ignored during negotiations. Former SPLM/A negotiator Anne Itto explains the disappointment she and other women negotiators felt at lack of gender sensitive provisions in the CPA.

Land and peace processes in Sudan

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: Land and peace processes in Sudan
In order not to jeopardise cessations of hostilities, peace processes in Sudan have deferred addressing issues around land, which are key causes of conflict. Omer Egemi analyses the specific problems in the land-related provisions in the CPA and DPA.

A summary of the DPA and ESPA

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: A summary of the DPA and ESPA

This short article summarises the Darfur Peace Agreement and the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement.

The DPA and its national context

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: The DPA and its national context
The DPA was part of a step-by-step approach to solving Sudan's problems limited by the power-sharing framework set out by the CPA. Alex de Waal explains how this played out in Abuja, where only one rebel faction signed the agreement.

Failings of the DPA

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: Failings of the DPA
Laurie Nathan explains the failure of the Darfur Peace Agreement. The reasons included unrealistic and unenforced deadlines, lack of trust, divisions among the insurgents, a balance of power that reinforced intransigence, and the fact that the battlefield remained the key strategic arena.

The Darfur Peace Agreement: Expectations unfulfilled

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: The Darfur Peace Agreement
Julian Hottinger explains the background to the Darfur conflict and the AU-led peace process in Abuja. He highlights the fundamental problem that each regional insurgent group expects a quasi-CPA of its own, while the CPA itself limits what can be agreed.

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