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© Mediation Support Project (MSP), CSS, and swisspeace 2008 Center for Security Studies (CSS) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich Seilergraben 45-49 - SEI CH - 8092 Zürich Tel.: +41-44-632 40 25 Fax: +41-44-632 19 41 css@sipo.gess.ethz.ch www.css.ethz.ch swisspeace Sonnenbergstrasse 17 P.O. Box CH - 3000 Bern 7 Tel.: +41-31-330 12 12 Fax: +41-31-330 12 13 info@swisspeace.ch www.swisspeace.ch/mediation The summary and the full report with references can be accessed at: and Coordinator: Simon J A Mason Authors: Annika Åberg, Sabina Laederach, David Lanz, Jonathan Litscher, Simon J A Mason, Damiano Sguaitamatti (alphabetical order) Acknowledgements: We are greatly indebted to Murezi Michael of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) for initiating and supporting this study project. Without his enthusiasm and perseverance, this study would not have reached such a happy end. Many thanks also to helpful input from Julian Thomas Hottinger, Carol Mottet, and Alain Sigg (Swiss FDFA), Matthias Siegfried (MSP, swisspeace), Mario Giro (St. Egidio) and Katia Papagianni (HD). Thanks also to Christopher Findlay for English proofreading and Marion Ronca (CSS) for layouting. Initiation and Support: Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) Disclaimer: Any opinions expressed in this article present the views of the authors alone, and not those of the CSS, swisspeace, or the Swiss FDFA. Front cover photo: Sudan’s First Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha (L) and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) leader John Garang (R) at the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement on the 9 January 2005, ending a 21-year-old conflict in the south that has killed an estimated two million people mainly through famine and disease. Pictures of the Year Reuters/Antony Njuguna.
Table of Content Foreword..................................................................................................................................... 5 Mediation in African Peace Processes: Carefully Comparing Apples and Oranges ...................... 7 Burundi, Arusha Peace Process .................................................................................................. 21 Central African Republic, Inclusive Political Dialog (Pre-talks only) ......................................... 28 Côte d’Ivoire, Ouagadougou Agreement.................................................................................... 34 D. R. Congo/Kivu, Conference on Peace, Security and Development 2008 .............................. 41 Kenya, The National Accord and Reconciliation Act 2008........................................................ 47 North-Mali and North-Niger, Libya Engagement .................................................................... 54 Northern Uganda, Juba Talks.................................................................................................... 60 Somalia, Khartoum talks 2006 .................................................................................................. 66 Sudan, North-South Comprehensive Peace Agreement ............................................................. 72 Sudan/Darfur, Abuja Negotiations and the DPA...................................................................... 78 Western Sahara, The Baker Plans .............................................................................................. 85 Acronyms .................................................................................................................................. 91 3
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