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civil war. In Sudan, the roots of this
problem, in turn, go back to the fact
that southern Sudan circulates with
many races, languages, religions and
cultures, where there are some races
such as the Niles and the Hamites.
British colonialism divided Sudan
into two parts and dealt with each of
them separately, as the British colonial
policy in the north allowed the
development of a central national
identity centered on the Ansar and the
Khatmiyya, while in the south it gave
rise to a policy of indirect rule in an
effort to encourage southern tribal
customs, customs and beliefs and the
prohibition of the Arabic language
Allowing missionary missions to
operate in the south and the British
colonialism’s keenness to implement Hence, the external role in settling civil
this policy in the south simply so that wars is considered a very pivotal role,
the attention of the northerners or the and some studies indicate that
Egyptians participating in the rule of comparative analysis of the experience
Sudan would not be drawn. Since the of African civil wars confirms that the
mid-nineties, the problem of southern only type of external intervention that
Sudan began to escalate due to the helps end civil wars is the type
southerners' rejection of the policies of supported by explicit promises to use
the various northern governments, force, while sending observers or
which expanded the implementation of Unarmed peacekeepers will not have a
the policies of Sudanization, strong positive influence either in
Arabization and Islamization within the negotiations or in the implementation of
framework of the nation-building treaties and may themselves be at risk
process, which led to the emergence of in case of conflict in a country. It will
a strong opposition movement in the be difficult to reach a strong
south. commitment to enforce the settlement.
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