The Role of IGAD: A Regional Approach to the Crisis in South Sudan featuring John Prendergast

Soon after it achieved independence in 2011, South Sudan erupted into civil war resulting in thousands of people killed and another 2.2 million displaced. There have been several international and national mediation efforts have done little to stem the violence and arrive at a viable solutions. One of the key actors in these efforts has been the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), which is one of the African Union's eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs). This session will assess IGAD's role in mediating the crisis in South Sudan, the challenges that IGAD has faced (including how regional dynamics and interests have impacted IGAD's mediating efforts), and offer recommendatios and options for international actors and IGAD for more effective mediation of the South Sudan crisis.

Join the Wilson Center Africa Program on August 4, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. for a discussion on the regional implications and issues associated with the South Sudan conflict.

Speakers include:

• Southern Voices Network Scholar Dr. Getachew Zeru Gebrekidan, Lecturer at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
• Mr. John Prendergast, Founding Director, the Enough Project.

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