Egypt concerned over South Sudan violence
September 2, 2009 (KHARTOUM) — The Egyptian government expressed “deep concern” over growing trend of tribal violence in South Sudan saying it is an outcome of the economic situation in the semi autonomous region.
The spokesperson for the Egyptian foreign ministry Hossam Zaki told reporters that the international community must assist South Sudan warning that the clashes may extend elsewhere.
Zaki suggested that development efforts in South Sudan could help curb violence tendencies through building capabilities and institutions to achieve stability.
Today the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) regional coordinator for south David Gressly in an interview with Reuters warned that the violence could mar the elections due next April.
“At least 1,200 people have been killed since January and it’s probably higher than that,” Gressly said. “What is different this year is the number of deaths and in many cases women and children have been targeted.”
“It is a concern of the United Nations and other organizations working here, that if this violence persists, it will be difficult to move election materials in some of the areas affected by the violence,” he said.
A senior church leader in South Sudan went further to warn that the violence could threaten the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the North and South.
The head of the Episcopal Church of Sudan Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul Yak said that the tribal conflicts were in reality deliberate attempt to cause unrest.
South Sudan officials have accused the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) dominant in North Sudan of providing arms flow to militias in the South fueling the clashes.
North and South Sudan are deadlocked over the referendum that is supposed to pave the way for self determination process in 2011 by Southerners.
However, Southerners are suspicious that the North seeks to undermine the process by making South Sudan appear unruly and unfit for independence by encouraging tribal clashes.
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oshay
Egypt concerned over South Sudan violence
I share the concern and condemn the total failure and incompetence of the Dinka dominated SPLM government who obviously doesn’t care for southerners or non dinka tribes otherwise it would’ve spent more money on security and safety than it does in the Nairobi and Kampala hotels and also it would’ve dispatched soldiers to arrest those perpetrators of violence instead of blaming Khartoum.
It is becoming clear that the SPLA didn’t fight for the liberation of all southerners but instead it fought for the primacy and supremacy of the Dinka tribe, otherwise it would’ve secured the safety of all other tribes and wouldn’t have killed 2 million of its arch rival the Nuer during the 1990s when the SPLM split and infighting arose.
BUSTA 2
Egypt concerned over South Sudan violence
Right to the point Egypy!!
The cheapest things one can get from South Sudan is death all other things are very expensive.
I am from South Sudan but living there is like making your own coffin and it is better to write a will while staying in South Sudan because any time one will die.
Kiir is not a good government due to the fact that the man (Kiir) is just quite while his boys are killing people.
South Sudan is not capable of ruling itself no matter what happen.
If Kiir doesn’t act soon then some of us will simply say to HELL with South Sudan and the government of Dinkas.
Brother in Christ,
Busta 2
man of the people
Egypt concerned over South Sudan violence
none of your concern over southern sudan affairs, remove that log in your eye first before attempting to remove the log on the eye of another person
Time1
Egypt concerned over South Sudan violence
Egypt with this Arab double standards,how come they are not concern about the violence in Darfur considering that muslim brothers are being killed,we all know black muslims are not considered humans by Arabs but at least show some concern for displaced and victims of genocide in Darfur. ok what happened to Halaib region of Sudan which have been annexed by Egypt by force.why recently Egypt refuse to re-open negotiations on Halaib when Sudan government asked them to re-open Haliab for Sudan elections.Egypt needs new democratic government not dictatorship.