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Discussion Board Summary
25 October –
3 December 2007
The past months has seen Sudan plunge into uncertainty
with the surprise announcement of SPLM withdrawal from the Government
of National Unity (GONU) on 11 October 2007 and the subsequent reactions
by both sides has done very little to allay fears of the fallout.
This impasse has elicited various comments from
all quarters regarding the fragility of the Comprehensive Peace
Agreement (CPA). SPLM
Pulls Its Members Out of GONU (posted 11 October) has so far
elicited 25 replies from over 900 views. Further to that, Bravo
To Kiir For Rejecting The US Proposal (posted 11 November) highlights
the high octane levels of diplomacy being exercised.
Internally, South Sudan is not entirely at peace
as indicated by Appeal
To GOSS To Peacefully Resolve Murle Armed Raiding (posted 7
November). In it, members are reminded that there still remains
real threat within South Sudan, particularly among the Murle and
Dinka Bor in Jonglei state, in the form of child abductions and
cattle raiding. This is brought to the fore in Child
Abductions in South Sudan: Take Action (posted 2 November) which
has 15 replies to over 400 views.
On a slightly different note but of equal importance
is discipline among military personnel. GOSS
Must Inculcate Discipline Into Its Forces (posted 7 November).
This came about after the incident in Yambio that resulted in the
death of 3 and world wide condemnation by the south Sudanese Diaspora.
This is in some way supported in To
Speak or Not To Speak On Things That Hurt (posted 17 September)
which looks back at previous killings done during the civil war
that has so far elicited 10 replies on the role of the current GOSS
Vice-President in the Bor Dinka Massacre.
The political intrigues are still of great interest
at both national and local levels. A member points us to Analysis
by Kenya’s Daily Nation (posted 2 November) that examines
the CPA in light of the SPLM pull out from GONU with respect to
the actions of National Congress Party (NCP). Locally, SSLF
Denounces SPLM Monopoly of Power In South Sudan (posted 25 October)
controversially in a press statement declares the death of CPA and
tribal affiliations within SPLM/A. Admirably, members response of
6 replies dismisses these claims.
In the Development forum, members discuss money
matters of near equal importance in Should
GOSS Borrow Money or Not (posted 10 November) and $37
Million What Exactly Has GOSS Bought (posted 19 November). In
the former, members discuss if GOSS has the capability to engage
in borrowing money in light of recent corruption scandals resulting
from misappropriation of funds. In the latter, 16 replies highlight
intrigue over the deal to introduce government satellite TV and
radio access into southern Sudan.
To round up the Gurtong Discussion board are the
Reflection: Diaspora Sharing Experiences and Matters of Interest
forums with Living
in America: When Two Cultures Collide (posted 3 November) and
A
Sickening African Myth: An Old Age as a Free Ticket to Wisdom
(posted 3 November). In Reflection we read an account of south Sudanese
women living iin USA while Matters of Interest highlights the clash
between generations regarding age and the perceived wisdom associated
with age.
As always the opinion
articles on Gurtong provide wide-ranging perspectives of topics
covered and insightful views have been made. Gurtong recommends
you have a read as a myriad of topical issues have received review.
Here is just a pick of them:
26/10/2007 Why
are micro and macropolitics failing in Sudan
28/10/2007 Mob
Emotions Is Anti-Democratic Transformation
02/11/2007 From
blaming to collective responsibility for implementation of the CPA
as a model
05/11/2007 U.S
Should Upgrade the SPLA if it is willing to Help Southern Sudan
07/11/2007 The
Economic Benefits of an International Telecommunications Gateway
for Southern Sudan
13/11/2007
Educational Collaboration between Norway and Sudan
16/11/2007 Southern
Sudan Interim Government Should Issue a Warning to Foreign Companies
operating in oilfields of Southerners' terrain till the CPA is fully
implemented
19/11/2007 The
People of South Sudan Have the Right to Criticize GOSS At Any Time
and Get Answers
20/11/2007 Kiir's
Visit To Washington Invokes Envy in Khartoum, Does That Bother SPLM?
22/11/2007 Failure
of Security in Jonglei State: A Personal Weakeness of Governor Philip
Thon Leek Deng
30/11/2007 Juba's
Boom is Drowned Out by Boys on Motorcycles
04/12/2007 Rice
visits Africa with thorny issues, U.S. strategic interests in mind
It is recommended
that those who have time to spare should go through the whole posting
and select what they like for themselves.
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