"Waging Peace In Sudan" by Hilde Frafjord Johnson launched
Last updated: 2/2/2011 //
As Norwegian Minister of Development, Hilde F. Johnson played a pivotal role in the peace process in Sudan, leading to the completion of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army/Movement in 2005. The Inside Story of the Negotiations That Ended Africa’s Longest Civil War is now available.
"The need to wage peace in Sudan is (...) as great as ever and this book indispensable reading" - Kofi Annan.
Sudan is at a crossroads. After the referendum, the country can face one of the first partitions of an African state since the colonial era.
Waging Peace in Sudan shows how the longest civil war in Africa was finally brought to an end. The agreement between the government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement and Army (SPLM/A) was achieved with the intense engagement of the ‘Troika’ of the U.S., U.K., and Norway.
Norwegian Minister of International Development Hilde F. Johnson had unique access to the parties and played an instrumental role in the negotiations. As former Secretary General of the UN, Kofi Annan, says in the Foreword of the book, Hilde stands out for her tireless efforts to help bring the protagonists together.
Waging Peace in Sudan describes this process from a unique, insider perspective. As Sudan faces the most decisive period in its history, this book is indispensable reading.