Worthy of note in this regard is the organisation’s interventions in the conflicts in Sudan, Somalia and the Republic of South Sudan that resulted in the conclusion of respectively: the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in 2005; Somalia National Reconciliation Conference (SNRC) (2004); and the Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (ARCSS) (2015)/ Revitalized Agre. [...] For example, it has been established that whilst the mediators made efforts to address the issues of inclusivity, mandate, spoilers and external guarantors among others, in the Sudan peace process, the issues remained a challenge during the mediation and after the conclusion of the peace agreement. [...] 34 The Mediation Support Unit of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development: Prospects and Challenges Kasaija Phillip Apuuli When the Tigray conflict escalated it was the AU, rather than IGAD, which took the lead in seeking a solution with the Chairperson of the AU Commission appointing former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo as the AU’s High Representative to the Horn of Africa, with the. [...] The chapter has highlighted the achievements of the MSU so far including the deployment of one of its roster members to lead the revitalisation of the South Sudan peace process. [...] In view of the challenges facing the IGAD MSU and the conclusion reached, the following recommendations are suggested: First, is the issue of the role of civil society in IGAD affairs in general, and mediation in particular.
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