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Religious Conference Not a Priority for South
PMpWed, 23 May 2! 2"2#"$2 %2#Wednesday &!, 2!
A wee'ly (olumn published e)ery Monday by The *iti+en newspaper in ,hartoum
- was a bit amused to read in a pro.-slami( website that /udan is hosting an
international (on0eren(e to bring an understanding between Muslims and *hristians.
-n theory, it1s a good idea to hold su(h a gathering. 2ut it will be a waste o0 time,
energy and resour(es i0 the (on0eren(e turns out to be a tal' show, or a plat0orm to
blame some imaginary ad)ersaries su(h as (olonialism, imperialism or the Great
/atan Ameri(a 0or the (haos in the -slami( world.
More than 3 years a0ter independen(e northern /udanese still blame 2ritain e4(ept
themsel)es 0or /udan 1s woes. They also attribute the (risis in 5ar0ur , whi(h is
(learly a lo(al problem, to imperialist and 6ionist (onspira(ies. They need to grow up.
Reading between the lines one is le0t without a shadow o0 doubt that the -slamists will
dri)e the agenda o0 the (on0eren(e, s(heduled 0or 7une &&.&3 in ,hartoum , under the
theme 81/ustainability o0 Pea(e and *onsolidation o0 9ational :nity11. The pro.
-slami( website named the organisers as the Ministry o0 Guidan(e and ;ndowment,
that narrow.minded institution that single.handedly destroyed 0aith in /udan 1s unity
by promoting one religion, in (ollaboration with the toothless /udan -nter.Religious
*oun(il and the Arab Thought <orum, (haired by Prin(e Al.Hassan bin Talal o0
7ordan.
-t appears the -slamists are organising the (on0eren(e to polish their image as well as
to rein)ent themsel)es. They will dis(uss the deteriorating relations between
*hristians and Muslims globally. -n the pro(ess, they will try, as usual, to portray
themsel)es as a )i(tim o0 global (onspira(y.
The -slami( website said the gathering 81aims at holding a s(ienti0i( and ob=e(ti)e
dialogue with an aim to rea(hing a (ommon understanding and shared ground > to
deepen the relationship and (o.e4isten(e between the 0ollowers o0 -slam and
*hristianity > and promoting the role o0 mos?ues and (hur(hes in (o.e4isten(e and
dis(arding o0 religious 0anati(ism and e4tremism11.
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/ometimes the -slamists thin' we li)e on another planet. -0 only they, along with the
rest o0 the northerners, were to uphold those )alues listed abo)e there wouldn1t ha)e
been a need 0or su(h a (ostly gathering. We would be li)ing pea(e0ully now. And
only be tal'ing about 0ighting po)erty.
That hasn1t happened. The -slamists, into4i(ated with religion, re0used to listen to
reason. They destroyed and (on0is(ated (hur(hes without any pro)o(ation. *hur(h
leaders su(h as bishops and priests ha)e been harassed, detained and humiliated sin(e
the -slamists sei+ed power in a military (oup in &A#A. -0 anything /udan has witnessed
unpre(edented religious 0anati(ism and e4tremism than any other so(iety in the world.
9ow the -slamists, who had waged =ihad, or the holy -slami( war, in the south, are
turning around and telling us that they are promoting (o.e4isten(e between (hur(hes
and mos?ues. 9onsense@@@ -t1s li'e a wi('ed neighbour pretending to be sorry 0or
burning down your house, while you (an (learly =udge 0rom his body language that
he1s apologising with tongue in (hee'.
-t will ta'e more than mere slogans to mend 0en(es between *hristians and Muslims
in the -slami( Republi( o0 /udan. There is =ust too mu(h bitterness in the south to
0orgi)e so soon.
5omesti( (on(erns aside, this gathering will also attra(t a lot o0 international
attention, unless the organisers a)oid in)iting 0anati(al -ranian Mullas, bla('
Ameri(an Muslim leaders li'e Bouis <arra'han, as well as Hamas and Hi+bollah
a(ti)ists whose hatreds o0 non.Muslims are publi( 'nowledge.
- wouldn1t be surprised also i0 the -slamists ha)en1t already in)ited, or are trying to
in)ite retired Angli(an Ar(hbishop o0 *ape Town 5esmond Tutu, the moral )oi(e o0
/outh A0ri(a , to gi)e the (on0eren(e some 0orm o0 (redibility. Tutu is a respe(ted
human rights a(ti)ist with e4(ellent sense o0 =udgement. The -slamists would wish to
ha)e him in their (orner, i0 they (an su((eed to 0ly him o)er to ,hartoum and treat
him to a )ery important person CD-PE status.
-t will also be interesting to see whether some o0 A0ri(a1s outspo'en (hur(h leaders
su(h as *atholi( Ar(hbishop Paulino Bo'udu o0 7uba dio(ese, 0ormer *atholi( 2ishop
o0 Torit dio(ese Paride Taban and Bagos *atholi( Ar(hbishop Anthony F'ogie will
be in)ited. They 0orm the ba('bone o0 *hristianity in A0ri(a and any *hristian.
Muslim dialogue will be meaningless without their (ontribution.
The gathering (omes at a time o0 poisoned global en)ironment or what :./. President
George 2ush (alls the -deologi(al *on0li(t o0 the 2&
st
(entury between -slami(
0anati(s and the rest o0 the world. -t was set o00 by the /eptember &&, 22 terror
atta('s on 9ew Gor' and Washington by Al.Haida, headed by Fsama bin Baden. 2in
Baden li)ed in the /udan between &AA& and &AAI.
As 0ar as -1m (on(erned, the (on0eren(e is not a priority 0or /outh /udan . Fur
priority is re(onstru(tion, resettling returnees and displa(ed persons as well as
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deli)ering ser)i(es. People are hungry. They need 0ood. A hungry person will not
absorb any religious tea(hings i0 his or her stoma(h is empty.
-n 0uture the money 0or holding su(h a (on0eren(e should be put to better use su(h as
0or establishing an agri(ultural pro=e(t. /o 0ar, there1s no religion (on0li(t in the south.
Religious 0anati(ism (omes 0rom northern /udan .
JThe writer is a /outh /udanese =ournalist based in /outh A0ri(a1s (ommer(ial hub o0
7ohannesburg. He (an be rea(hed by e.mail at moyiganduru2IKyahoo.(o.u'
9o *omments L M (olumn M Permalin'
Posted by southsudan
Title: We Are Not Setting Up a Dinka Juiciary in
Southern Suan!
PMp<ri, && May 2! 2"2$"3& %2$<riday &!, 2!
Mr. Ambros, minister o0 =usti(eCgossE
-n a wide ranging inter)iew 0or The *iti+en newspaper in ,hartoum , Ambrose Riny
Thii', President o0 the /upreme *ourt o0 /outhern /udan, hits ba(' at (laims that one
ethni( group dominates /outh /udan 1s =udi(iary. He also warns 0oreign nationals
who brea' the laws o0 /outhern /udan that there will be +ero toleran(e. He spo'e to
Moyiga ,oro'oto 9duruJ in Pretoria , the (apital o0 /outh A0ri(a .
H" Gou are President o0 the /upreme *ourt o0 /outhern /udan. /outherners wonder
why you don1t (arry the be0itting title o0 *hie0 7usti(e C*7E.
A" -n the C23 north.southE agreement Cnegotiated in neighbouring ,enya E the
northern side re0used to a((ept the term *hie0 7usti(e to apply in the (ase o0 the head
o0 the =udi(iary in /outhern /udan . They insisted it should be (alled President o0 the
/upreme *ourt. Their re0usal lies in the 0a(t that all (hie0 =usti(es are presidents o0 the
supreme (ourts. They are (alled (hie0 =usti(es be(ause o0 their additional
administrati)e 0un(tion to run the =udi(iary.
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H" 5oesn1t this downgrade your role as the head o0 the =udi(iaryN
A" 9o, it doesn1t. We now ha)e the habit o0 saying President o0 the /upreme *ourt
between bra('ets *7 ClaughingE.
H" *an you brie0ly shed light on the =udi(ial system in the bush when the /udan
People1s Biberation Mo)ementOArmy C/PBMOAE was wagging a liberation warN
A" 2e0ore the &AA$ *hu'udum *on)ention, there was no =udi(iary. -t was military
(ontrol all round. The military was ruling e)erything.
H" A0ter the *omprehensi)e Pea(e Agreement C*PA, you returned to 7uba . What
happenedN
A" We pla(ed ad)ertisements in the newspapers. Fur (ommittee sat in ,hartoum 0or a
0ew months and inter)iewed o)er 2, appli(ants. We dire(ted the (ommittee to
(on(entrate on how mu(h our di00erent (ustomary laws regime the appli(ants 'now.
To what e4tent they are prepared to wor' in the bushes Co0 /outhern /udan E where
there are no houses, no ele(tri(ity and no running water. The idea was to ma'e it
sound unattra(ti)e. /trangely enough, many o0 the appli(ants were willing to wor' in
the south. 2ut we did not intend to pi(' anybody 0rom the north 0or the 0ollowing
simple reasons.
Fne, the =udi(iary o0 /outhern /udan is di00erent 0rom the national =udi(iary. Two, the
national =udi(iary is using Arabi(P we are going to use ;nglish. Fur system is non.
sharia basedP ,hartoum is sharia.based. We want opportunities 0or our people be0ore
we get people who already ha)e their opportunity in the north. -n the end, we did
re(ruit a 0ew people 0rom the northern states. We appointed a 0ew lawyers 0rom
western /udan , the 9uba Mountains and e)en 0rom ,hartoum .
H" Ha)e you re(ei)ed any support 0rom the Go)ernment o0 9ational :nity CGF9:E
in ,hartoum N
A" Di(e.president Ali Taha released some 0unds 0or (ars and 0urniture. We also
managed to get )ehi(les 0rom the budget o0 GF// CGo)ernment o0 /outhern /udanE.
We now ha)e o)er I )ehi(les 0or the =udi(iary distributed all o)er the south.
/o, in a sense our situation is better than that o0 &A!2 Cwhen the 0irst north.south
(on0li(t endedE. We are able to se(ure many things in the 0irst year o0 our operation.
H" 2ut (hallenges remain, o0 (ourse.
A" Ges, we still ha)e (hallenges. Fur problem is now to re(ruit s'illed personnel to
support the (ourts. There is a la(' o0 support sta00 su(h as (ourt administrators, (ourt
a((ountants, (ourt (ler's, baili00s and (ourt poli(e.
Fur biggest problem right now is the la(' o0 laws. /o 0ar, basi( laws ha)e not (ome
out 0rom parliament. There1s un.(larity o0 laws we are administering. The sharia.
based laws are still appli(able in C0ormerE go)ernment.(ontrolled areas li'e 7uba ,
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Wau and Mala'al. -t has a lot o0 negati)e e00e(ts. The publi( doesn1t 0eel well about
it. The =udges don1t 0eel (om0ortable about it.
-n our )iew, this problem (ould ha)e been a)erted i0 our parliament had a((epted to
ena(t something (alled 8adaptation o0 laws a(t1. :nder the a(t, the laws whi(h were
appli(able be0ore &A#3 Q in other words the &A!$ laws Q would be operati)e in the
south until repla(ed by our own legislation. This was our position. -t didn1t happen.
We also ha)e budgetary (onstraints. 7udges are underpaid. We are dis(ussing the
problems with the presiden(y Cin 7uba E.
H" Gou )isited the prisons in /outhern /udan . What are their (onditionsN
A" -n my )iew, as in our re(ommendation 0ollowing the tour, the go)ernment should
gi)e parti(ular attention to the prisons. -t should interest some 0unding agen(ies or
some go)ernments to 0und the re(onstru(tions o0 prisons in /outhern /udan . The
(ondition under whi(h the prisoners are in, and, there0ore, the (ondition in whi(h the
prisoners li)e is beneath human dignity.
-t1s a matter - 0eel strongly must be addressed by the go)ernment.
5uring our tour, we 0ound that the 0ew prisons that were (onstru(ted during the
(olonial period in 7uba , Wau, Gambio and Rumbe' ha)e large wards with reasonable
)entilations. 2ut they now need reno)ation so that the lea'ages stop, the gapping
walls are (losed, the sanitation is put right. ;)ery ward should be made usable to
allow 0or proper and separate a((ommodation o0 di00erent (ategories o0 prisons.
Women, male adults, =u)enile and lunati(s Q these are people you (annot put together.
Fnly, we did not see the Mala'al prison. They say they were not ready when we were
in Mala'al.
H" What else should be done to impro)e prison (onditions in /outhern /udan N
A" 9ew prisons should be (onstru(ted in other state (apitals and in the (ounties. We
ha)e to organise our prison ser)i(e, as well as our poli(e ser)i(e and our (ourts. These
are prere?uisites 0or a good =udi(iary. They show that the suprema(y o0 the rule o0 law
is operati)e, and the en0or(ement o0 the rule o0 law is e00e(ti)e. People will 'now that
there1s a prison you1ll be sent to unli'e during the 2 plus years Cin the bushE where
you had (ommitted the worse (rime on earth i0 you (ould pay the (ompensation, or
garama, you went your way and pro(eeded to (ommit another (rime the ne4t day.
H" There are 0oreigners in prisons in /outhern /udan . ,enya and Australia , 0or
e4ample, ha)e been raising (on(erns about the (onditions o0 their nationals in prisons
in /outhern /udan .
A" Well, - don1t 'now what happens in their (ountries when 0oreigners )iolate the
law. Many 0oreigners e)erywhere in the world, we hear o0 them, are in prisons.
;4(ept that in our situation we are a small people. /o, the big people want to use their
mus(les. They should in)estigate. They should (ome and 0ind out what1s happening
with their (iti+ens. -0 their men are in prison, they should 0ind out whether they are
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awaiting trial or are being properly a((ommodated in prison. They should also 0ind
out whether or not they are being treated separately di00erent 0rom other prison
inmates. These are the things they should loo' into be0ore they (omplain.
Ges, we ha)e our (onstraints. <oreigners don1t e4pe(t us to put any person who has
)iolated the law in a hotel.
People should realise that we are starting 0rom s(rat(h. Those (ountries C ,enya and
Australia E are produ(ts o0 a system that has been running 0rom time immemorial. We
are not the same. We are at the )ery 0oot o0 the ladder o0 state organi+ation, o0
(i)ili+ation in southern /udan . There1s no other (ountry li'e us. Maybe ;ast Timor
C0ormer Portuguese (olony anne4ed by -ndonesia whi(h got its independen(e in
22E. 2ut ;ast Timor was under (i)ili+ed people and it1s now older in this than we
are. /o is ;ritrea .
5uring our tour, we 0ound some 0oreigners in 7uba prison. We also 0ound a 0ew in
Gambio prison.
H" Where are these 0oreigners 0romN
A" They are 0rom neighbouring (ountries. We also 0ound some in 2or.
H" 2orN
A" Ges, we 0ound ,enyans. Fur attitude to them is li'e any other inmate.
H" There is a big southern population in ,enya . /ome ha)e had problems with the
law there.
A" Parti(ularly, ,enya shouldn1t tal'. Fur people ha)e died in ,enyan prisons 0or
su(h simple things as being 0ound with a bullet. When we were (oming out o0 war,
bullet was the normal thing in our li)es. -0 you made a mista'e and a bullet got into
your po('et or your suit(ase and you went to ,enya you were in trouble. - 'now a
(hap who was 'illed in prison in ,enya . /o people who li)e in glass houses shouldn1t
throw stones.
H" Are you training your sta00N
A" We started negotiating with :ganda in 2&. 2y 23 :ganda ga)e its (onsent to
train our lawyers, and the 0irst badge o0 2 lawyers was admitted 0or post.graduate
diploma (ourse. <i0teen o0 them now hold their diplomas.
As well as in Mar(h 2! we sent $ lawyers to 9airobi to learn ;nglish. A0ter
passing their ;nglish, they will ?uali0y 0or diploma (ourse in :ganda . The Baw
5e)elopment *entre CB5*E in :ganda has o)eremphasi+ed the need to pro)ide
appli(ants 0rom /outhern /udan with su00i(ient ;nglish be0ore sending them to
:ganda .
We are seriously (onsidering training lawyers in ;nglish internally. The $ lawyers
we ha)e sent to ,enya are (osting us $, dollars 0or si4 months. -t1s e4pensi)e.
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H" /ome southerners, espe(ially in the -nternet, ha)e a((used you o0 e4(lusi)ely
re(ruiting 5in'a in the =udi(iary. Another (riti( alleged in a statement re(ently that
/outhern /udan 1s =udi(iary is on the )erge o0 (ollapse. Are these (laims trueN
A" Bet me start with the 0irst ?uestion. 9o, we are not setting up a 5in'a =udi(iary in
/outhern /udan . We are setting a national =udi(iary o0 all /outhern /udanese who are
(ompetent and ?uali0ied.
Ges, the /upreme *ourt was predominantly 5in'a. Fut o0 se)en o0 us, 0i)e are 5in'a.
Two are 0rom other tribes. -t was not deliberate. We had no eligible (andidates. - went
out o0 my way be0ore the *PA was signed to try to (on)in(e 5r. Ri(hard Mulla to
be(ome my deputy in the ne4t 0ormation a0ter the *PA. 5r. Ri(hard was agreeable in
2$ by 23 he had (hanged his mind. And when - (alled him in /eptember or
F(tober 23 to (on0irm with him our pre)ious understanding, 5r. Ri(hard told me
that his people wanted him in the assembly to represent them in the go)ernment o0
/outhern /udan .
Right now, - ha)e re(ommended a guy who graduated in &A!# or &A!A, a non.5in'a. -
le0t the re(ommendation with the president C/al)a ,iirE the day be0ore - le0t 0or /outh
A0ri(a . -0 the president appro)es this, it1s not going to be e4a(tly a balan(e but we
will ha)e at least 0our and three in the /upreme *ourt.
-n the *ourts o0 Appeal, 0our are 5in'as and 0i)e are 0rom other (ommunities. -n the
High *ourt, we ha)e many o0 them. 2ut there are also other tribes. We are o)er
(ons(ious about balan(e.
9ow let me address your se(ond ?uestion about the alleged in(ompeten(e in the
=udi(iary. -n 0a(t, the press statement you were re0erring to was released by a (hap
(alled 5ong /amuel. - a((used him o0 playing into the hands o0 ad)ersary. When you
say that the =udi(iary is on the )erge o0 (ollapse you are (on0irming the thesis o0 the
Arabs that the southerners are not able to manage their own a00airs.
This is the third atta(' by this (hap. The two happened when we were in the struggle.
-n one meeting he des(ribed the =udi(iary as one with a rotten head. Then a (olleague
(limbed down )ery hard on him, des(ribing his remar' as 8bad, bad tal'1. Then
another time in Rumbe' there was an -ngessina 0ellow 0rom /outhern 2lue 9ile who
had mas?ueraded as a lawyer and we appointed him as a =udge. At that time we had
no way o0 )eri0ying ?uali0i(ation. We (ouldn1t as' people to produ(e their law
degree. We now insist we see somebody1s degree. We appointed him and sent him to
2lue 9ile . - thin' the Go)ernor 'new his ba('ground. And the Go)ernor was
horri0ied by the e4(esses in the way he was running the =udi(iary. And the Go)ernor
too' measures against him. 9ow - was atta('ed that - did not prote(t the 0ellow.
-n any (ase - wouldn1t ha)e 'ept ?uiet i0 - 'new that there was something wrong. He
did not (ome to as' me what had happened. He =ust atta('ed me in a maga+ine
published in ,enya . - ignored it. -1m not bitter. -n a demo(ra(y, you (an ha)e your
)iews. And the )iews help peopleP it ma'es people wa'e up in the way they loo' at
things. 2ut it1s the moti)e that1s a bit too bad.
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He mas?ueraded as spea'ing 0or /outh /udan Baw /o(iety that does not e4ist. -t
e4isted when we were all members in the bush. /in(e 2$ it has ne)er 0un(tioned or
sat again.
The atta(' was ill.moti)ated. -1m not bothered. -1m not perturbed. The =udi(iary is not
(ollapsing. Fn the (ontrary, it1s pi('ing up. We are doing a lot o0 training.
H" 5oes re0eren(e to ethni(ity remind you o0 what went wrong in the south be0ore the
demise o0 Addis Ababa agreementN
A" Ges, on(e there was a (laim that the 5in'a were e)erything but the (i)il ser)i(e
was 0ound to be o)er I per(ent non.5in'a. That1s a 0a(t. This 5in'a thing is used by
some people 0or (ertain ob=e(ti)e and reasons. /ometimes it1s the game the Arabs
play to di)ide us.
H" These days there seem to be a lot o0 rumours in /outh /udan . What1s happeningN
A" -t1s inherent in us, =udging by what we had seen during the & years o0 sel0.rule in
the &A!s. -t was the same. -t1s the same now. - was saying in a press (on0eren(e
re(ently that this idea o0 washing our linen in publi( Q the publi( being the northern
publi( Q doesn1t help us. -s there no other way or 0orum where things (an be dis(ussed
and resol)ed without e4posing e)erything to the publi(N As soon as we are 0ully
di)ided and wea' the north (lamps down on us. -s this not the same s(enario we had
e4perien(ed happening againN
The (apa(ity 0or 0i(tion in /outhern /udan is in(redible. The stories, the lies they
(reate ha)e no basis. /el0.destru(tion is our spe(ialty.
H" Are you optimisti( about the 0uture o0 the =udi(iaryN
A" We are not )ery good at 0ore(ast. The data whi(h we base 0ore(asts on is not there.
The time management is not there. 9obody has a sense o0 time.
Ha)ing said that, -1m optimisti( that i0 our assembly gets e00e(ti)ely to pass the laws
this year, and our budget is sorted out, and we train our =udi(iary and support sta00,
built (ourts, there1s no reason why our =udi(iary should not pi(' up.
We are wor'ing )ery well in the /upreme *ourt. There are no misunderstandings, no
=elousy, and no hostility. We =ust hope that as we go 0orward we ensure balan(e in our
establishment.
We also e4pe(t members o0 GF// parti(ularly the Go)ernors get to understand their
role and get to be supporti)e to the =udi(iary rather than be obstru(ti)e and inter0ere in
the wor' o0 the =udi(iary.
-1m glad that the president C,iirE has been playing a good role sin(e last year,
emphasising that =udi(iary is independent, =udi(iary must be supported, and =udi(iary
must be allowed to do its wor'.
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JThe inter)iewer is a /outh /udanese =ournalist based in /outh A0ri(a 1s (ommer(ial
hub o0 7ohannesburg . He (an be rea(hed by e.mail at
moyiganduru2IKyahoo.(o.u'

"rankly Speaking
A wee'ly (olumn published e)ery Monday by The *iti+en newspaper in ,hartoum
-t will be a hot summer in ,hartoum this year. The -slamists ha)e raised the politi(al
temperature in 5ar0ur so high so that they 0orgot that they would 0a(e
the (onse?uen(es. They thought they would apply the same s(or(hed.earth poli(y in
5ar0ur as they had done in the south 0or more than 3 years without the world
rea(ting.
-t was a mista'e.
-n the ran's o0 5ar0ur rebels are (hara(ters who used to (ommit atro(ities . in the
name o0 Arab -slami( solidarity Q in the south. Those people are now engaged in
serious soul sear(hing e4er(ise. As re(ently as 23, the people o0 5ar0ur had
(onsidered themsel)es, at least psy(hologi(ally, as light s'inned or brown as Arabs,
but they are now ha)ing a se(ond thought o)er their identity.
Those who 'now them well are stunned to hear them now ma'ing the loudest noise
about human rights abuses in 5ar0ur . These were the same people who used to deny
that atro(ities were being (ommitted in the south when they were bed0ellows with the
-slami( wing o0 President Fmar al 2ashir.
Many o0 the 5ar0ur rebel leaders were, in 0a(t, part and par(el o0 the (urrent
,hartoum regime set up, 0ollowing an -slami( (oup in &A#A, to turn /udan upside
down.
That re)olution has now split, some say ta(ti(ally be(ause the -slamists, anti(ipating a
global ba('lash, wanted to ensure the sur)i)al o0 an -slami( mo)ement, at any (ost, in
/udan . -n other words, the -slamists ha)e re0used to put their eggs in one bas'et.
At the end o0 the day, it all amounts to the game o0 politi(al sur)i)al. -t1s this game
whi(h is raising the politi(al temperature in ,hartoum today. And it1s prompting the
-slamists to (ling on to power by all means. <or them, the whole world, with
e4(eption o0 *hina and Russia , is out there it(hing to get them.
- don1t blame them. A0ter all, the rami0i(ations o0 the warrants issued by the
-nternational *riminal *ourt C-**E, based in The 9etherlands, 0or the arrest o0 a
leading -slamist Ahmed Mohamed Haroun and an ad)enturer Mohammed Abdel
Rahman, also 'nown as Ali ,ushayb, are li'ely to impli(ate top -slamists.
The warrants Q whi(h list 3& (ounts Q gi)e ,hartoum responsibility 0or the arrest o0
the two men. -nstead o0 (omplying, the -slamists1 rea(tion has been typi(alP o)er our
A
dead bodies. They say /udan has a (ompetent =udi(iary to try the two suspe(ts. -
doubt. The -slamists simply la(' the politi(al will to prose(ute the men.
- re('on more than 3 -slamists (ould end up being issued arrest warrants as Haroun
and Abdel Rahman. These are what they 0ear most.
There is an agreement among international human rights groups that Haroun, a((used
on the basis o0 his pre)ious role as a state minister o0 interior, and Abdel Rahman, as
a ruthless =an=aweed leader, are =ust too =unior to (arry out su(h magnitude o0
atro(ities in 5ar0ur . /in(e the 0ighting began in 23, the army and the =an=aweed
ha)e (laimed at least $, li)es and displa(ed more than 2.3 million people in the
troubled western region o0 /udan , a((ording to human rights and (i)il so(iety groups.
The two suspe(ts will de0initely sing when apprehended and lo('ed up in an -**
holding (ell in The Hague . The more they sing, the wider the net will e4pand and the
wanted -slamists will be 0ished out one by one to answer (harges 0or war (rimes and
(rimes against humanity in 5ar0ur .
-0 that happened, the ma=ority o0 the top -slami( leaders would end up behind bar.
/mall wonder, they are 0ighting it out with all their might.
7udging by the (urrent war o0 words between the -slamists and the international
(ommunity, three things (ould happen. Fne, the -slamists (ould lose power i0 the
world loses its temper, whi(h seems to be building up, o)er 5ar0ur . -0 it does, the
opposition parties su(h as :mmah party and the 5emo(rati( :nionist Party C5:PE,
(urrently waiting in the wings, would wal' to the pala(e to assume power with big
smiles on their 0a(es. <or them, along with the ma=ority o0 northerners, it would mean
a God.gi)en gi0t to the end o0 the 23 north.south deal, (alled the *omprehensi)e
Pea(e Agreement C*PAE. That day there would be (elebrations in the north as ne)er
be0ore. The ma=ority o0 the northerners (onsider the deal signed between the -slamists
and the /udan People1s Biberation Mo)ementOArmy C/PBMOAE as a bilateral
agreement not binding on them.
-n any (ase, it would be a 0atal mista'e 0or the north to be (ontemplating a (ourse o0
a(tion bordering on the old poli(y o0 domination and oppression. This is not &A3s or
&AIs but 2!. -0 the traditional politi(al parties (hose to abbrogate the agreement,
they will regret their de(ision.
Two, the -slamist might, i0 they ha)e the guts, 0ight it out. -n this (ase, /udan might
disintegrate into 0ie0doms ruled by warlords as /omalia . -t will be in nobody1s
interest e4(ept maybe 0or the -slamists, who would do anything to (ling on to power.
Three, the -slamists (ould (ompromise and allow the :nited 9ations to deploy the
2, blue helmets in 5ar0ur . /ome !, ill.e?uipped A0ri(an :nion CA:E 0or(e is
0inding it hard to poli(e 5ar0ur, a region the si+e o0 <ran(e .
2ut there seems to be a light at the end o0 the tunnel. The Go)ernment o0 /outhern
/udan CGF//E has 0ormed a team, headed by Re)erend *lement 7anda, to organi+e a
5ar0ur pea(e (on0eren(e in 7uba, the (apital o0 /outhern /udan , be0ore 7uly.
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Howe)er, there is resistan(e 0rom some -slami( ?uarters to see the 7uba tal's 0ail. We
should not allow this to happen. 7uba should su((eed where ,hartoum has 0ailed.
JThe writer is a /outh /udanese =ournalist based in /outh A0ri(a1s (ommer(ial hub o0
7ohannesburg. He (an be rea(hed by e.mail at moyiganduru2IKyahoo.(o.u'
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&'$( $$$ chilren are enrolle in south Suan schools ) UN
Monday 2 April 2! "33
April &, 2! C7:2AE R #3, (hildren are enrolled in s(hool today in /outhern
/udan Q a ma=or in(rease 0rom an estimated 3$3, during the war. Many o0 these
students ha)e =oined s(hool in the single year sin(e the 8Go to /(hool1 initiati)e was
laun(hed on & April 2I.
The 8Go to /(hool1 initiati)e, led by the Ministry o0 ;du(ation, /(ien(e and
Te(hnology, Go)ernment o0 /outhern /udan, and supported by :9-*;<, aims to get
&.I million (hildren into s(hool by the end o0 2!.
Millions o0 C>E
Suanese presient( eputy go*ernor iscuss Ru+,ek Uni*ersity
/unday &# Mar(h 2! 3"3
Mar(h &!, 2! C,HARTF:ME Q /udanese President, and the 5eputy Go)ernor o0
the Ba'es /ates today dis(ussed the (reation o0 Rumbe' :ni)ersity and a number o0
de)elopment pro=e(ts in the /tate.
A((ording to the state.run, /:9A, the President Fmar al.2ashir has dis(ussed
/aturday with the 5eputy Go)ernor o0 Ba'es /tate, Bt. *olonel 5eng 9o' Marial
preparation to establish the :ni)ersity o0 Rumbe'.
5uring a )isit last year to the Ba'es /tate, al.2ashir had pledged to open a uni)ersity
and sin(e C>E
UN assesses -,ush schools. in South Suan
/unday &2 9o)ember 2I "3
9o) &, 2I C7:2A, /outhern /udanE R <or the 0irst time in the history o0 this war.
torn region, a ma=or sur)ey has made it possible to identi0y the lo(ation and
(onditions o0 thousands o0 learning spa(es Q many o0 them 8bush s(hools1 (onsisting
o0 little more than a 0ew ben(hes under a tree.
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The re(ently (ompleted Rapid Assessment o0 Bearning /pa(es CRAB/E 0ound that
!3#,2! students are enrolled in 2,A22 s(hools a(ross the )ast e4panse o0 /outhern
/udan, whi(h is struggling to re(o)er 0rom C>E
%ucation +apping in South Suan
Tuesday & F(tober 2I 2"3
2y Manyang Mayom
F(t A, 2I CR:M2;,E R -t is long =ourney to tour /outh /udan /tates and 0ine out
the edu(ation a(ti)ities going on in all ten C&E /tates rural areas that (ompose the
promise land o0 9ew /udan 0or 7usti(e, <reedom and all e?ual (iti+ens1 right.
A /udanese girl listens to her tea(her as she attends a (lass along with o)er &3 other
girls at Rumbe' primary s(hool in /outhern /udan April &A, 2$.
;du(ation in /outh /udan =ust 0o(us on basi( edu(ation le)els indeed and C>E
Closure of Wau Uni*ersity after riots
Thursday 2& /eptember 2I "3
/ept 2, 2I CWA:E R The main (ampus o0 the :ni)ersity o0 2ahr.al.Gha+al /tate
in the (apital o0 the state, Wau, has been (losed temporarily 0ollowing a student1s riot
yesterday.
/tudents rioted a0ter :ni)ersity Administration re=e(ted their demand 0or the
0ormation o0 their union, arguing that the students should 0irst meet basi(
re?uirements 0or the 0ormation o0 the student1s union.
The Wau *ounty *ommissioner, Bieutenant *olonel Anthony *harles Mgberende,
told /udan Radio /er)i(e that C>E
South Suan go*t to reno*ate Ju,a Uni*ersity
Wednesday 2 /eptember 2I "3
/ept &A, 2I C7:2AE R The Ministry o0 ;du(ation in the Go)ernment o0 /outhern
/udan has (ontra(ted a /udan.based (onstru(tion (ompany to reno)ate 7uba
:ni)ersity.
,ano 0or Trading and -n)estments *ompany won the (ontra(t to reno)ate the 7uba
:ni)ersity main (ampus as the uni)ersity prepares to relo(ate to =uba.
/pea'ing during the signing o0 the (ontra(t between the Ministry o0 ;du(ation and the
(ompany, the :nderse(retary in the Ministry o0 ;du(ation, William Ater (alled on
the C>E
South Suan ,leges security for /enyan teachers
Thursday & August 2I &"$
Aug A, 2I C9A-RF2-E R A high.le)el delegation 0rom southern /udan ended a
three.day edu(ational tour in ,enya on Wednesday and pledged se(urity 0or its
,enyan personnel who will be sent to its )ast region.
The go)ernments o0 ,enya and southern /udan signed an ;du(ation, /(ien(e and
Te(hnology agreement to (ooperate in building up edu(ational training and resear(h
(apa(ity through s'ills upgrading, ?uality assuran(e and institutional management.
At the signing (eremony in 9airobi, C>E
W"P to construct 0' schools in South Suan
/aturday 2$ 7une 2I "3
&2
7une 23, 2I C7:2AE R The :nited 9ations World <ood Programme CW<PE has
begun a :/S3.3 million (onstru(tion pro=e(t to build 23 s(hools in southern /udan,
where primary s(hool attendan(e rates are the lowest in the world.
More than 2 years o0 (i)il war, whi(h ended in 7anuary 23, destroyed most o0
southern /udan1s in0rastru(ture. -t is estimated that only 2 per(ent o0 (hildren attend
primary s(hool. F0 those who do, =ust 33 per(ent are girls. Fut o0 an estimated
population o0 !.3 C>E
South Suan +inister urges UN to respect go*ern+ent +anate
Thursday 22 7une 2I "3
2y Manyang Mayom
7une 2&, 2I C7:2AE R A /outhern /udan go)ernment minister urged the :nited
9ations to respe(t the /outhern /udan go)ernment1s mandate and to deli)er donors1
aid 0or edu(ations programmes without delay.
While addressing a two.day ;du(ation Re(onstru(tion and 5e)elopment <orum in
7uba, The Minister o0 ;du(ation, /(ien(e and Te(hnology in the Go)ernment o0
/outhern /udan, Mi(hael Milli Hussein e4pressed his anger o)er :9 delay in the
deli)ery o0 donor1s aid to the C>E
Suan!s SP12 call for the relocation of Ju,a Uni*ersity to South Suan
<riday &$ April 2I "32
April &3, 2I C,HARTF:ME R The /udan People1s Biberation Mo)ement C/PBME
has (alled 0or the relo(ation o0 7uba :ni)ersity ba(' to southern /udan, 0ollowing the
boy(ott o0 e4aminations by the uni)ersity students on /aturday # April.
/PBM 9orthern /e(tor Gouth and /tudents /e(retary, Gen Matthew *hol told /udan
Radio /er)i(e C/R/E in ,hartoum that the /PBM stands with the students, whose
position . he says . Tis based on the lawU.
Bast wee' students said they would not sit 0or e4aminations C>E
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White Nile ,egin e3ploratory rilling
7:2A, /udan, April 2, CGurtongE Q The White 9ile Bimited oil (ompany said on
&3
<riday that they ha)e (ommen(ed e4ploratory drilling on Thursday in 7onglei /tate o0
/outh /udan.
8The 0irst well, ,edelai, was spudded at &3.&3 hrs. lo(al time on &A April 2! and is
lo(ated in a remote and e4tremely (hallenging area some 2 'm north o0 7uba1 reads
the press statement.
8,edelai1 in 5in'a means 8when the enemy has been de0eated1 e4plained a White
9ile (onsultant A(uil Malith 2anggol.
Philip Ward, White 9ile1s (hie0 operations o00i(e said that the (ompany, whi(h is hal0
owned by the Go)ernment o0 /outhern /udan CGF//E, had pro)ed s'epti(s wrong by
setting up stru(tures 0or e4ploratory drilling in 0our months.
TThe drilling programme will ta'e 2A days, a0ter whi(h there will be interpretations,U
said Ward, who added that the (ompany hopes to 'now within $3 days the potential
hydro(arbons in the area through testing a 8(ore1 sample 0or oil type and )is(osity.
White 9ile was gi)en the (on(ession in blo(' 2a Q whi(h is the si+e o0 Gree(e Q 0rom
southern authorities in August 2$ said Ward.
Howe)er it is a (on(ession being disputed by Total who retained rights o)er the area
with the ,hartoum go)ernment 0or the best part o0 the (on0li(t.
TThis is the 0irst drilling operation in the south, that belongs to the people o0 /outhern
/udan, administered and o)erseen by the 9ile Petroleum *orporation, our partners,U
said Ward. The 9ile Petroleum *orporation is owned by the Go)ernment o0 /outhern
/udan.
Ward said the (ompany has written (on0irmation 0rom all the (hie0s in the area o0
operation that the e4ploratory wor' was appro)ed by the lo(al population.
Ward said e4perts had estimated &.2 billion barrels o0 oil to lie under the areas where
White 9ile has =ust begun their 0irst drilling operations, an e4er(ise whi(h is planned
to go some 2,$ metres into the ground.
TThis is twi(e the si+e o0 the :nity /tate oil 0ield operated by the Greater 9ile
Petroleum Fperating *ompany,U said Ward about the ,hartoum administered
operations in the south1s most 0amous Toil stateU.
Three other nearby sites sele(ted 0or e4ploratory drilling will probably be put into
a(tion a0ter the rains 0or logisti(al reasons said Ward.
White 9ile1s 2lo(' 2a whi(h is the si+e o0 Gree(e and one o0 the biggest blo('s in
south /udan may (ontain 3 . 3 million barrels o0 oil a((ording to e4perts said Ward.
The announ(ement (omes on the same day as the a(ting minister 0or 0inan(e in GF//
Gabriel *hangson *hang said that the go)ernment was going to ha)e to tighten its
belt as 8re)enues 0or 2! may only be roughly :/ SA . :/ S & billion1P some 33
&$
per (ent less that the appro)ed budget.
The south /udan go)ernment1s budget is dependent on their 3 per (ent o0 oil re)enue
produ(ed in the south.
TWe are in0ormed that operating wells ha)e got problems, wells operating sin(e &AAA
are now pumping out more water than oil,U said ,wa=e.
Howe)er Ward said that it would at least be 3 . $ years be0ore operations would be in
0ull swing, sub=e(t to other 0a(tors li'e the 0uture installation o0 a pipeline 0rom White
9ile1s area and a re0inery in the south.

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