Sudan govt, rebel groups formalise peace agreement
JUBA: Sudan’s powersharing government and several rebel groups formalised a peace agreement yesterday aimed at resolving decades of conflict that has displaced millions and killed hundreds of thousands.
Three major groups — two factions from the western region of Darfur and one from the southern region — signed a preliminary deal in August after months of talks hosted by South Sudan.
Another powerful rebel group, the Sudan People’s Liberation MovementNorth, led by Abdelaziz alHilu, which had not participated in initial peace negotiations, agreed last month to join new talks.
The presidents of Ethiopia and Chad and the prime ministers of Egypt and Uganda were among regional officials and politicians at the event in Juba, at which dancers from Darfur and the Nile states performed on stage before the signing.