The South Sudanese government and opposition have finally signed a lasting peace deal after several months of back and forth in Juba, the State’s capital.
This comes almost 2 years after the former President, Oman Bashir forcefully stepped down in April of last year due to sustained protests by the citizens and a year after peace talks began.
The peace deal became paramount as after Bashir’s ousting there were major rifts between the government and the opposition on leadership. Sudan had also suffered decades of war and this deal hopes to bring a lasting solution to those concerns.
The peace agreement covers a number of tricky issues, from land ownership, reparations and compensation, to wealth and power sharing and the return of refugees and internally displaced people.
Deputy Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Mohamed Hamdan Daqlu, signed on the deal for the Sudanese government, while leaders of the armed groups, under the Revolutionary Front Alliance, signed for the alliance.
