sudan: Sudan’s Other Wars

There is a real potential for those who feel ignored by the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) peace process in Sudan to undermine any deal that is between only the Khartoum government and the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), warns a new briefing from the International Crisis Group. These marginalised areas include the so-called "Three Areas" of Abyei, the Nuba Mountains and Southern Blue Nile, which are being discussed outside the IGAD process. A second category includes areas like Darfur in the west, which has seen a major upsurge in fighting since February but is excluded from any peace negotiations.