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'The Quest for Peace and Stability in South Sudan.' Dhaal Mapuor Aterdit

It is worth mentioning that the struggle for peace and liberty in South Sudan was earlier started in 1900 until 2005 when a peace deal was negotiated and finally signed into a workable document which provided two options for South Sudanese. These options were either the country (Sudan) should remain united or South Sudanese should opt for secession of the country. In the period of 1900-1930, the Turko-Egyptain administration, the slave traders and the Mahdists activities in South Sudan were notice to have not been received obediently and passively by Southern Sudanese. The peoples who made such attempts came from diverse backgrounds, geographical locations and periods. These were various tribesmen with series of well calculated and suited course of actions anticipated  for resistance against the external forces. This struggle of 105 years (1900-2011) which resulted to the birth of the world’s newest nation was an outcome of a collective effort by all the tribes of South Sudan. Although there were inter-community and intra-community conflicts, it was deem necessary for South Sudanese to excel for what they battled for. In the conscience of multitude South Sudanese, this long struggle was consequently expected to be bringing about something like “Milk and Honey”. There was a loud roar of applause and happiness from all South Sudanese across the globe when they received news of 99% of South Sudan Referendum vote’s result. It symbolized and vitalized the concept of secession as the only panacea to the land of “Milk and Honey” as being referred oppositely by Dr. Wani Tombe. The landslide vote for secession which created a new geographical map of the Republic of South Sudan on the continent (Africa) was neither a making of some individuals nor something fought for by particular tribe (s). Nobody  would extend out a falsehood that it was a making of his/her own. As a new nation there is a need to foster our country to a contemporary stage of all aspects (politically, socially and economically). It surprised the worlds around us to observed and see us fighting ourselves fiercely even when the oppressors have fallen apart. What really are our people (South Sudanese) fighting for? In one’s deep faculty of thought, one may find out that if these deeply rooted tribal and sectional conflicts are not brought to an end, it will stretch out to the degree of families breaking into harsh violent conflicts. Nobody could yet believe that the people who were able to unite for a purpose of creating an independent nation start to mutilate themselves even when autonomy is achieved. There is no reason for such communal clashes at all because we all share culture and belief of nationhood. Many rational people may not believe their eardrums if they hear intellectuals backing up militias and intertribal feuds secretively. They always go to the grass-roots and mobilize their tribe mates for chaotic insurgency. But most importantly, we must adapt and habituate ourselves to tabling itching and burning matters. This is the only way we can prosper as a people of South Sudan. We must also stop corruption, nepotism, tribalism, ignorance, negligence and ethnocentrism. These are the only evil typical cancers igniting hatred in our society. In South Sudan, almost all communities think with variety. Within one’s locality (Boma, Payam, County or State) one may accept as true without proof that his/her locality is certainly the most beautiful place on the planet and that its inhabitants or native are naturally much extra knowledgeable; much extra cultural than the people from nearby neighborhoods, hamlets or state. But in spite all local, ecological and cultural dissimilarities, we still sound as South Sudanese. Multiplicity and diversity characterize South Sudan. It is a country with uniformity not from a viewpoint  of culture, tradition, religion, language and ethnical identities. It is from a viewpoint of having collectively fought war for 105 years for a common interest. This interest must nourish and polish peaceful coexistence to give room for peace and stability in South Sudan. The ethnic entities must stop elitism and mutually accept each other and live together in peace and harmony on the basis of equal citizenship.

The author of this article is an undergraduate of BSc in Development Communication. He can be reached @ mawertuenymapuor@yahoo.co.uk