Fact Findings Report On; Conflict and Reconciliation among Acholi and Nadi, Sudanese Refugees Settlement, Adiumani - Uganda.
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1998-09
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Tangaza University College
Abstract
For nearly three decades the Acholi and Madi communities had lived together
having some common customs, traditions and beliefs. However, during the last ten
years these particular communities have been engaged in conflict and disagreement
due to political situation in Sudan. Therefore, my main aim of carrying out this study
is to try to find a way, to bring harmony and reconciliation through their good and
harmonious traditions, customs and cultures. The values that had made them live
together in unity for many years in the region of South Sudan.
Today these particular communities have taken refuge into Uganda due to the
current civil war that had torn the Sudan into pieces. These communities experience
difficult times in their lives Before taking refuge into Uganda, conflicts and
disharmony brought division among them following the massacre that emerged
between them These conflict continuos even in the refugee camps, and this had
drawn my attention and concern to find some ways of reconciliation and unity among
them.
I will focus on traditional process of reconciliation and its values taking into
consideration what they have acquired from Christian values and what did not help
them in their Christian lives. Thus, some of the traditional values of reconciliation
will help us as missionaries in the process of inculturation. Throughout this past years we had a lot of scandal from the Christian point of views, following the massacre that
happened among the most African Christians above all among the Catholics. E.g. in
South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi etc.
The work is divided into two parts with segments, according to tangaza
methodology of SEE JUDGE and ACT. In the first part of my work I tackled the
historical, social, religious and political background. The other segment tackled the
actual conflict situation and its cause.
In the second part I tried to analyze the situation of the people involved in the
conflict and interviews about traditional reconciliation process including the symbols.
The last part I looked at theological and Christian approach and how to
consider inculturation process from the traditional point of view, in order to find ways
of building reconciliatory community of peace and harmony. I also gave some
recommendation, observation and comments.
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Conflict Situation, Traditional Reconciliation., Rites of Reconciliation and Peace, Traditional Religion and Beliefs