by BETWA SHARMA
A ceasefire with the main rebel group opens the road to peace, but finding a political solution remains a challenge.
All her life, Sarah Rahman has seen her homeland bruised by savage violence. Even as North Sudan and South Sudan made peace after four decades of fighting, the conflict in Darfur persists. But the 24-year-old businesswoman sees “real peace” coming soon. “I believe this time all the killing will stop,” she said.
The ceasefire signed in February by the government and the main rebel group in Darfur has already been marred by fierce clashes between the Sudanese army and the splintered insurgent forces. Finding a political solution and working out a genuine power-sharing formula in Darfur lies at the heart of a real peace deal. In the recent excitement, the arrest warrant issued against the Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir, for crimes in Darfur has been sidelined. Fear of being apprehended in another country might have made him restrict his movements, but the “wanted” man is getting ready to contest national elections in April.
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