Sudan Peace Talks Break without Deal

Local Editor

African Union mediators said on Tuesday that the Peace talks between Sudan's government and rebels have adjourned without a deal after a week of negotiations held in Ethiopia.

Rebel factions from the war-torn western Darfur region as well as the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North, fighting the government in the southern Blue Nile and South Kordofan states since 2011, met with government delegates from Khartoum.

As Mediators hoped both sides would declare a ceasefire, including to allow aid in for civilians in rebel areas, the African Union teams adjourned talks late on Monday, according to AU official.

So far, no date was given for when the next round of talks may start again.

Darfur has been mired in conflict since 2003, when insurgents rebelled against President Omar al-Bashir's Arab-dominated regime, complaining of marginalization.
In addition, rebels in Blue Nile and the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan, areas bordering South Sudan, are fighting for similar reasons.

According to UN reports, the total of victims of this unrest reached almost 3 million people. Some 300,000 people have been killed in Darfur and nearly 2.5 million displaced. However, the International Criminal Court has indicted Bashir for alleged war crimes committed during the conflict.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team