Addis Herald
  • Home
  • History
  • Africa
  • Travel
  • Music
  • Culture
  • Art

Culture

  • BF1CAA6E-18B6-422A-B62B-16E90D1E0AD5Ethiopian Food as Divine Blessing
  • Skylight-hotel-New-Year-719-Copy-Copy-2-Copy-1How Perfect Is Ethiopian Calander? The Answer Lies On The Seventh Day Of Pagume ‘Aqede’
  • 581FB89E-5B1B-42C7-9A4C-C6658A75C52FEight must-try dishes for Ethiopian New Year in the UAE
  • ED93F3AC-74DA-413B-9810-5B803E7A915FLet this 99-year-old nun be your introduction to Ethio-jazz
  • E00B6DCF-A08A-4223-8597-6734E7355A12Dagmawi Lalibela: The Newest Rock-hewn churches in Ethiopia

Business

  • 49694448-951E-40EB-892F-0DC7CA997B7FWe want to help African airlines recover as we develop region’s aviation industry
  • 4423A6A8-9118-4001-A568-29491271B89BEthiopian Airline Expect To Double Its Fleet And Network By 2035
  • 338F47E9-4A86-4C4F-B56B-479A33A38BDBEthiopian To Fly 3x Daily To Johannesburg and Daily To South American Cities
  • 72B160A7-3A4E-49D6-984C-8AAFB0B7F710Ethiopia and Somalia are Scripting History With a Joint Infrastructure Project
  • 6A6D21B7-BE07-41C3-BC38-D28986C21290Ethiopian Airlines emerges core investor in Nigeria Air with 49% shareholding

Africa

  • Flag-map_of_Algeria.svgAlgeria
  • C440468B-373F-4269-A304-F8C6C8601C31Is Al-Shabab a UN puppet, latest developments strongly suggest so
  • 53BFAF0F-3573-48A6-A062-B650F6D96118Did You Know 14 Teams With Players Of African Origins In 2022 World Cup
  • 45FE9518-D50A-4265-874F-6BB435842EB7Ten key Points That African Leaders Committed To Industrialize The Continent
  • 46E10F33-E3C8-4F7A-9B31-A3204390FC3CNCBA eyes deals for M-Shwari into DRC, Ethiopia
jubapeacedealamin
October 19, 2019

Sudan Government and South Kordofan rebels claim breakthrough

Middle East Eye

Negotiators for Sudan’s transitional government and one of the country’s largest rebel groups claimed a breakthrough on Friday after reaching an agreement on the timetable and agenda for peace talks in Juba, South Sudan.

The agreement between the government and the South Kordofan-based Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) commits both sides to discussing political issues before security issues in talks now set to begin on Saturday.

The two sides have never previously been able to agree on an agenda in 22 rounds of preliminary talks aimed at ending a conflict that has been going on since 2011.

The government had always prioritised security arrangements in previous talks, while the SPLM-N had pushed for humanitarian concerns to be addressed. But the agreement commits both sides to discussing political issues first, then humanitarian issues, and finally security issues.

‘We are all on one front’

Speaking to journalists, Mohamed Hassan Altaishi, a member of the Sudanese sovereign council, said that the two sides will sign a declaration of principles before talks begin on Saturday.

“We are happy to prove that we are all on one front, the armed and civil parties in Sudan, especially after the revolution. So we overcame the problem of setting the agenda, and we will sign a declaration of principles tomorrow in order to begin direct talks. I believe that we can conclude the majority of the agenda in a very short time,” he said.

Aljak Mahmoud, a spokesperson for the SPLM-N, described the agreement as a first step towards peace.

Who are Sudan’s rebel groups?

“We consider what happened today a real breakthrough as we were stuck at this point for the last eight years and in 22 rounds of talks with the previous government in Sudan,” he said.

Tut Galtuak, the head of the South Sudanese mediation team, welcomed the agreement and said it would pave the way for peace in the restive Nuba Mountains region of southwestern Sudan.

“We have exerted efforts but the seriousness of the peace partners in these talks is the cornerstone of what we achieved today and that will pave the way for finalising the entire peace process,” he said.

Chanting for peace

The announcement at the Pyramid Hotel prompted celebrations by hundreds of Sudanese women currently living as refugees in South Sudan who have been attending the location of the talks since Monday.

The women have been singing and chanting for peace, as well as making food for the participants and encouraging them to make a peace deal quickly.

“We are making this celebration in order to encourage the leaders of the government as well as the rebels to end the war, conclude the peace, and let us return to our original areas which we are missing a lot,” Afaf, a 26-year-old refugee from the Nuba Mountains, told Middle East Eye.

Juba talks
Refugees from Sudan have been attending the hotel where the talks are being held since Monday (MEE/Mohammed Amin)

Belgis, who is from Nyala city in South Darfur state, said she had fled her home five years ago because of security concerns and financial hardship.

“We suffered a lot in Darfur, so we left our home five years ago, me and my small family, and we are living here in Juba,” she said.

The women were addressed by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the deputy chair of Sudan’s sovereign council also known as Hemeti, who promised to make peace and let the refugees return to Sudan.

Hemeti also offered help to the refugees with issues while they remain living in South Sudan, including with work permits and residency fees.

“We are happy to meet you here in Juba – our second country – and we promise to meet you in Sudan after we make peace. But, for the time being, we will also help you solve your problems here in South Sudan,” he said.

The SPLM-N, led by Abdul Aziz Alhilu, is one of the strongest rebel factions in Sudan. On Wednesday, they walked out of talks complaining of continuous attacks on their forces in the Nuba Mountains.

But the SPLM-N returned to the negotiating table on Thursday after the government declared a ceasefire.

Sudan’s transitional government is also engaged in separate peace talks with another coalition of rebel groups, the Sudanese Revolutionary Front, representing fighters in areas including Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan.

Source Middle East Eye

Menelik II Enough with this ‘Revolutionary Democracy’: ODP

Related Posts

49694448-951E-40EB-892F-0DC7CA997B7F

Ethiopian Airline, News

We want to help African airlines recover as we develop region’s aviation industry

46E10F33-E3C8-4F7A-9B31-A3204390FC3C

Africa, News

NCBA eyes deals for M-Shwari into DRC, Ethiopia

C9C29203-B446-4905-8C75-81DE15B25067

News

Ethiopia’s Vulnerability And US Pressure

4 kilo

https://youtu.be/FgCCCrGK8wE

እናትዋ ጎንደር

https://youtu.be/RRqTpYYb7d4

Travel

  • Ethiopia has Over 10,000 Megalithic Monuments dating Back to the 1st CenturyEthiopia has Over 10,000 Megalithic Monuments Dating Back to the 1st Century
  • ethiopia_ethiopian_wolf_35Brilliant Ethiopia: The Unique Wonder
  • F6BD7E94-BC77-4B3E-B905-7B140F12F5FDKenya Had an Elephant ‘Baby Boom’ — and Now You Can Adopt One
  • Addis_herald_omo_3910 Main Tourist Attractions Places in Africa
  • Homage to Entoto Park How the Old “Town in the Forest” is turning into a newly flowering tourist hubHomage to Entoto Park How the Old “Town in the Forest” is turning into a newly flowering tourist hub

Africa

  • Flag-map_of_Algeria.svgAlgeria
  • C440468B-373F-4269-A304-F8C6C8601C31Is Al-Shabab a UN puppet, latest developments strongly suggest so
  • 53BFAF0F-3573-48A6-A062-B650F6D96118Did You Know 14 Teams With Players Of African Origins In 2022 World Cup
  • 45FE9518-D50A-4265-874F-6BB435842EB7Ten key Points That African Leaders Committed To Industrialize The Continent
  • 46E10F33-E3C8-4F7A-9B31-A3204390FC3CNCBA eyes deals for M-Shwari into DRC, Ethiopia

Culture

  • BF1CAA6E-18B6-422A-B62B-16E90D1E0AD5Ethiopian Food as Divine Blessing
  • Skylight-hotel-New-Year-719-Copy-Copy-2-Copy-1How Perfect Is Ethiopian Calander? The Answer Lies On The Seventh Day Of Pagume ‘Aqede’
  • 581FB89E-5B1B-42C7-9A4C-C6658A75C52FEight must-try dishes for Ethiopian New Year in the UAE
  • ED93F3AC-74DA-413B-9810-5B803E7A915FLet this 99-year-old nun be your introduction to Ethio-jazz
  • E00B6DCF-A08A-4223-8597-6734E7355A12Dagmawi Lalibela: The Newest Rock-hewn churches in Ethiopia

Business

  • 49694448-951E-40EB-892F-0DC7CA997B7FWe want to help African airlines recover as we develop region’s aviation industry
  • 4423A6A8-9118-4001-A568-29491271B89BEthiopian Airline Expect To Double Its Fleet And Network By 2035
  • 338F47E9-4A86-4C4F-B56B-479A33A38BDBEthiopian To Fly 3x Daily To Johannesburg and Daily To South American Cities
  • 72B160A7-3A4E-49D6-984C-8AAFB0B7F710Ethiopia and Somalia are Scripting History With a Joint Infrastructure Project
  • 6A6D21B7-BE07-41C3-BC38-D28986C21290Ethiopian Airlines emerges core investor in Nigeria Air with 49% shareholding

RSS Allfrica.com News feed

  • Africa: Senegal Star Sy Named CHAN 2022 Best Goalkeeper
  • Africa: L'algérino, Ckay, Zaho Ignite CHAN 2022 Closing Ceremony
  • Africa: Algeria's Mahious Scoops CHAN 2022 Golden Boot Award
  • Africa: Senegal Win Penalty Shootout Against Algeria to Become CHAN Champions
  • Africa: Algeria's Mrezigue Named TotalEnergies CHAN 2022 Best Player
  • Africa: Dax Elated With Madagascar Presidential Phone Call
  • Africa: Niger Proud of CHAN Campaign Despite Loss
  • Africa: Rakotondrabe Over the Moon Following CHAN Bronze
  • Africa: Madagascar Beat Niger to Clinch TotalEnergies CHAN Third Place
  • Africa: World Will Miss Target of Ending FGM By 2030 Without Urgent Action - Including From Men and Boys
  • Abijitta-Shalla National Park
  • Alatish Ethiopian National Park
  • Awash National Park
  • Babille Elephant Sanctuary
  • Bahir Dar Blue Nile Millennium Park
  • Bale National Park; Ethiopia’s lesser-known Treasure
  • Bale Mountains National Park
  • Borena-Sayint National Park
  • Chebera Churchura National Park
  • Dati Wolel National park
  • Gambella National Park
  • Gambella National Park 2
  • Kafta-Sheraro National Park
  • Mago National Park
  • Maze National Park
  • Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia
  • Omo National Park 
  • The Semien Mountains
  • Yabello National Park
  • Yangudi Rassa National Park
© Addis Herald 2023
  • Contact us
en English
am Amharicar Arabiczh-CN Chinese (Simplified)en Englishfr Frenchde Germanel Greekhi Hindiit Italianja Japaneseko Koreanla Latinru Russianes Spanishsu Sudanesesw Swahilisv Swedish