Archives for December 2004

“Khartoum Muscling up on Security Issues at Naivasha: NIF Army and Defense Minister Put Negotiations on a ‘Short Leash,'” September 23, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 1766 words

Eric Reeves September 23, 2003 As the Machakos/IGAD peace process continues at Naivasha (Kenya) in a last bid to end Sudan's civil war, security issues remain the focus of diplomatic and negotiating energies. For all who ...

“Hopes Fading in Naivasha (Kenya) for Sudan Peace: Khartoum Refuses to Negotiate in Good Faith,” September 16, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 1493 words

Eric Reeves September 16, 2003 A series of highly reliable reports from Nairobi, from Naivasha (Kenya), and elsewhere in the region strongly suggest that this last round of Machakos/IGAD peace talks has stalemated, and ...

“Moment of Decision in Naivasha (Kenya): The Machakos Peace Process Concludes Here,” September 10, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 1566 words

Eric Reeves September 10, 2003 The last week has seen an extraordinary rush of diplomatic activity, just as Khartoum's intransigence seemed to have doomed the Machakos peace process to a final collapse. Success is still ...

“The Realities of Oil Development in Southern Sudan: An Overview Prior to the Final Round of Machakos Peace Talks,” September 1, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 3183 words

Eric Reeves September 1, 2003 Of the many difficult issues that remain outstanding in the Machakos/IGAD peace talks, the question of oil development and oil revenues during the "interim period" has received the least ...

“The Khartoum Regime and the Lord’s Resistance Army: Growing Evidence of High-level Cooperation,” August 26, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 1349 words

Eric Reeves August 26, 2003 The BBC, Agence France-Presse, and The Monitor (Kampala) are all reporting today on what strongly appears to be direct, high-level support by the armed forces of Khartoum's National Islamic ...

“Seventh Round of Machakos Peace Talks Ends with No Progress: Where does the process go from here?” August 24, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 3019 words

Eric Reeves August 24, 2003 The seventh and most recent round in the Machakos peace talks for Sudan has now formally broken off without progress, despite having been billed as the last round, the round in which a final ...

“Sudan Peace Talks ‘Suspended Indefinitely’: Meanwhile—Oil Development and Fighting Ratchet up in Eastern Upper Nile,” August 20, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 2802 words

Eric Reeves August 20, 2003 In ghastly slow motion and in entirely predictable a fashion, the Machakos/IGAD peace talks are disintegrating and Sudan is yet another step closer to all-out war of unprecedented ...

“Khartoum’s Final Reneging: The Denial of Southern Self-Determination,” August 18, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 3167 words

Eric Reeves August 18, 2003 For those waiting to see just what would emerge as the supreme moment of disingenuousness and reneging by Khartoum's National Islamic Front in the Machakos peace talks, that moment has arrived. ...

“Machakos Negotiations ‘Resume’: No Sign of Khartoum Engaging,” August 11, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 2551 words

Eric Reeves August 11, 2003 The Machakos peace negotiations, scheduled to reconvene yesterday in Nanyuki (Kenya) and to begin in earnest today (August 11, 2003), have resumed, but in only a purely formal sense. While ...

“August 8, 2003: Comments from the International Community at ‘Five Minutes to Midnight’ for the Sudan Peace Process,” August 8, 2003

17 December 2004 | Early Analyses and Advocacy | Author: ereeves | 1382 words

Eric Reeves August 8, 2003 The past twenty-four hours have seen a number of important developments and statements in anticipation of the scheduled resumption of the Machakos/IGAD peace talks in Nakuru, Kenya (August 10, ...