Lasting Peace for Sudan
By Ibrahim A. Ibrahim
October 10, 2006 — For some people who did not have experience in inter-nation conflict may say it is odd to ask the warring parties themselves solve their problems by themselves. But in real term that is the only way to achieve lasting solution for any conflict be it internal or conflict among nations. Of course there are cases as such proxy-war that are complex in nature to get the root cause to discus on solution.
As a result of Sudanese internal will and dedication to peace, it is expected that the Eastern Sudanese movement will sign a final peace accord with the government of Sudan this coming Saturday.
Although Eritrea have played undeniable roll to bring this lasting peace, the ultimate result came from the government and the Eastern Sudan movement.
Her Eritrea as a neighbor has fulfilled the entrusted duty to accommodate the negotiation without pressuring or preferring one against the other. Congratulations to Eritrea for a duty well accomplished.
Sudan’s lasting peace could achieve only when the Darfur conflict is dealt with in a round table.
The highly publicized negotiation that took place in Nigeria, however, failed to bring the expected peace for the people of Sudan. The administration of GW Bush, Tony Blair, and under their command the UN Secretary General Koffee Annan, are creating more of complication than focusing on the core issue of the conflict. They are more interested on showing their muscles, forcing a member nation of the UN to accept their own will rather than thinking on how to solve the core problem.
Without doubt the Darfuri people have been the victims as they are now. Thousands of people died and hundreds of thousands are suffering. These by no means should be acceptable to the warring parties who claim to care, be it the government of Sudan or the fighters. However, the intervention of UN is not the solution. History, taught us the inability of defending people by the world body. What happened to the Tutsi’s in Rwanda under the observation of UN is yesterday’s history. There is no justification to believe UN will save the desperate people of Darfur.
The burden is squarely Sudanese. If one part rejects the intervention of others it is also demanded to work without delay on bringing the lasting peace. For a part who is trying to score an advantage over the other part is considered as playing with the pain of the same people who claimed to care about.
In this holy month, a month of forgiveness, love, and peace, it is hoped that the government of Sudan and the Darfur movements will be able to give peace another chance. All will bear the fruits of peace like their brothers and sisters in Southern and Eastern Sudan.
* Ibrahim A. Ibrahim is a former Bank of Eritrea Administrator.He Currently residing in USA. He can be reached at [email protected]