Sudan signs peace deal with Darfur rebel groupsOn Monday, August 31, Sudan’s government and the Sudan Revolutionary Front, a major coalition of rebel groups, agreed to a peace deal to end 17 years of conflict in Darfur. However, observers to the deal cautioned that at least two rebel factions did not join the peace talks, endangering the success of the agreement. Furthermore, two previous peace agreements signed in 2006 and 2011 under the tenure of former Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir failed to end the conflict. Earlier this summer, Kenya and Tanzania had already been in a dispute over COVID-19 clearance certificates for truck drivers looking to cross the border. In recent months, a number of trade disputes between Kenya and Somalia have also arisen.

Source: Ethiopian News September 12, 2020 11:26 UTC