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Southern Sudan: WE WANT PEACE BUT NOT AT ANY PRICE

On 11 October 2007, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) suspended its participation in the Government of National Unity (GNU), citing...
New African, 12/01/07 by Akol, Jacob J · More from publication
Did Britain divide Sudan?

Not so, according to Jacob Akol, who argues that the country was never united, even before the British arrived; they simply exploited already...
New African, 06/01/05 by Akol, Jacob · More from publication
Corruption: The difference is in the style

Jacob Akol on why some officials take "10 per cent" in Europe but "100 per cent" in Africa. Here is an old story: A minister of transport from a...
New African, 07/01/04 by Akol, Jacob · More from publication
BOTSWANA A ROLE MODEL FOR SOUTHERN SUDAN?

In search of a model, a group of Southern Sudanese has been to Botswana to find out why the Southern African country is such a prosperous and...
New African, 04/01/04 by Akol, Jacob · More from publication
Sudan peace in our time?

Is lasting peace about to break out in Sudan after decades of war between the government and the rebels in the South? An agreement on security...
New African, 01/01/04 by Akol, Jacob J · More from publication
Sudan squandering the best chance yet for peace?

A day is fast approaching when the long-suffering people of Southern Sudan will utter the name of "George W. Bush" with either admiration or dread;...
New African, 10/01/03 by Akol, Jacob J · More from publication

Sudan: Unity in diversity

The people of Southern Sudan are earnestly in search of peace - between their region and the North, and among themselves. A recent workshop in...
New African, 04/01/03 by Akol, Jacob · More from publication
Why peace is elusive

SUDAN The government has suspended the peace talks with the rebels after losing the strategic town of Torit. But as Jacob Akol reports, there...
New African, 10/01/02 by Akol, Jacob · More from publication
Divided, we unite

If things don't work in six years time, Sudan will divide in order to unite, reports Jacob Akol. After 19 years of war, the Sudanese people...
New African, 09/01/02 by Akol, Jacob · More from publication
'The war must end in peace with justice'

Jacob Akol writes on the latest American attempt to bring peace to Sudan. It is doubtful if President George W. Bush knew exactly what he was...
New African, 07/01/02 by Akol, Jacob · More from publication