The Role Of The African Union to Resolving Conflicts in The Post-Referendum Sudan

This thesis is discuss the role of the African Union to resolving conflicts in the post-referendum Sudan. The conflict between ethnic Arab and ethnic African arising from closed borders imposed when the British was colonize the Sudan so that inflicted in two different ethnic groups. Although Sudan has gained independence from the British, but rebellion between south sudan towards the government of sudan who want justice still continues.

The existence of peace negotiations between the Government and South Sudan has began in 2001 and ended in 2005 with an agreement on power sharing, wealth sharing, security arrangements, general election and referendum. Organize the referendum and end at the end of the transition period in 2011. The existence of pending matters that make the two sides clashed again after the referendum. Pending matters including borders that should be done during the transition, the distribution of oil which should have been agreed before the referendum and the settlement of foreign debt and assets as well as the population of the country. What is the role of the African Union in resolving the conflict in Sudan post referendum was appointed to research this problem.

The concept of international organizations use in this problem, which is reinforced by the approach of neoliberalism or neoliberal institutionalism to explain the role of international organization in resolving the problem that occurs in the dynamics of international relations.

From the discussion of this thesis could be concluded that the African Union as a regional organization in the African region, has a key role to resolve the conflict in Sudan as an arena (a forum or container). By placing the position of the African Union as an international organization which is a place to come together, consult and initiate decision making in together or the formulation of international agreement to resolve the conflict in Sudan. In other words, the position of the African Union as a regional organization in Africa is a mediator to mediate between Sudan with South Sudan.