East Africa’s new great oil game

Kimani went on to state, “This crisis actually gives South Sudan the opportunity to rebuild itself in its own image.” The crisis also represents the end of the road for the West’s state-building project in the South financed by billions of aid dollars. A successful resolution of the crisis would be a victory for regional diplomacy.

Kimani then concluded, “What you are seeing today, regardless of the differences, is a strong consensus within the region to sort out our own issues. There is no leader in the region that has proclaimed any support for a violent takeover in Juba. That is a major achievement.”

Source: The Africa Report

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