EIRP Proceedings, Vol 6 (2011)

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present the reason which determined the 99% of the Southern Sudanese to vote for the secession of the largest country in Africa in a plebiscite that breaks the status quo of the borders designed by colonial powers in Africa and the EU interest in the region. Under the supervision of the EU and US the North and South have yet to sit at the table to decide on two points that raise blisters: border demarcation and division of oil revenues. Despite the clear direction taken by the vote in Southern Sudan, the European political class recommended to keep a low profile and not celebrate the breakup of the country until the final results are announced by the United Nation. A qualitative approach is used and the main method used is the observation and a case study about the modalities haw Europe is trying also to prevent the repetition of the Yugoslavian situations, by moderating the confrontation between the Dinka (southern tribe) and the  Misseria (nomadic Arabs of the north) produced over land and grazing rights for their livestock.