Situation Report: Feeding the peace: Challenges facing human security in post-Garang South Sudan, Mariam Jooma

It wasn’t long ago that throngs of well-wishers from south Sudan descended upon Khartoum to greet John Garang De Mabior, the former rebel leader and longtime Achilles’ heel of the National Congress Party (NCP) government, on the occasion of his inauguration as vice-president of Sudan. The symbolism of former enemies sharing a common political stage spoke of a society not only warfatigued but expectant of the dividends of peace. Observers described the mood as a “rare moment of hope” for the deeply fractured country.