Interests of IGAD Member States in the South Sudan Peace Process, 2013- 2023
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2024-08
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (IJRISS)
Abstract
Three civil wars have been witnessed in South Sudan. The first Sudanese Civil war began in 1955 pitting
troops from the Central government of Sudan and the Southern Sudan Liberation Movement (SSLM) rebels.
This war ended after the Addis Ababa Agreement of 1972. The second war began in 1983 and ended in
2005 with the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between. A referendum in 2011
overwhelmingly voted for the independent state of South Sudan. Two years (2013) after the birth of the
South Sudan nation a third civil war erupted. The civil war pitted former Vice-President Dr Riek Machar
against the government of President Salva Kirr of South Sudan. The humanitarian crisis and abuse of human
rights associated with the civil conflict prompted the international community through regional powers to
intervene and restore stability in South Sudan. The war in South Sudan has persisted despite the efforts by
IGAD and other players in the peace process. This study this study examines the interests of IGAD member
states in the South Sudan peace process between 2013 and 2023. Anchored on the realism theory of
international relations this study argued that interests of IGAD member states has tended to slow down the
peace process in South Sudan between 2013 and 2023. This study 1
takes the form of an explanatory research
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design. Purposive and snow balling sampling techniques were used to identify 410 respondents for field
interviews. The study purposively identified 385 South Sudanese refugees in Nairobi. A total of 25 other
respondents who included; representatives of the warring factions in South Sudan residing in Kenya, IGAD
officials, EAC officials and Diplomats from IGAD member states were also interviewed. This study noted
that in as much as different players have significantly contributed to the peace process; interveners’ interests
have tended to slow down the peace process in South Sudan
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Keynan Shamim Aden, Mwea Caroline Wandiri, Otieno Isaiah Oduor (2024). Interests of IGAD Member States in the South Sudan Peace Process, 2013- 2023. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 8(08), 3237-3244. https://doi.org/https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2024.8080238