U.S. and European media

February 24, 2023

BBC: Will peace return to Darfur?  With the signing of a ceasefire agreement between the Justice and Equality Movement and Sudan's president, the BBC's James Copnall considers if Darfur will find real peace.

Aljazeera: Darfur groups seek common position.  A number of Darfur's armed groups have begun informal talks in Qatar, attempting to find a common platform to engage the Sudanese government in a move towards ending the seven-year conflict.Discussions were under way on Wednesday between the Justice Equality Movement (Jem) and some of the smaller Darfur factions, a day after Jem signed a ceasefire deal with the government.

Business Week: Sudan's Bashir Inks Ceasefire Deal With Darfur Rebels.  Sudanese President Umar al-Bashir today signed a cease-fire agreement with the Justice and Equality Movement, one of the main armed rebel groups in Sudan's western region of Darfur.  The agreement is a "big step" toward ending the conflict in Darfur, Bashir said at the signing ceremony in Doha, the capital of Qatar, which has hosted months of talks between the two sides. The energy-rich Gulf emirate plans to give $1 billion in aid for the region, Qatar's emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al- Thani said at the ceremony.

Sudan Tribune: Arab League investors pledge to launch projects in South Sudan.  A conference backed by the Arab League kicked off today in Juba, the capital of the semi-autonomous South Sudan region. The Arab Conference on the Investment and Development in South Sudan committed to investment in development and priority projects presented by the Southern government, state media reported.  A large delegation of Arab investors and business representatives had arrived in Khartoum on Monday before traveling to Juba. The number of Arab participants is supposed to reach around 100. Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said Monday in Khartoum that the pan-Arab organization would actively contribute to the investment conference, the Kuwait News Agency reported.

Reuters: China-fuelled phone boom reaches Darfur's camps.  Sudan, like most African countries, has seen a massive expansion in its telecoms industry in recent years, focused on its main towns and cities.  Now, a combination of cheap Chinese imports and demand from an influx international peacekeepers, itinerant businessmen and aid workers has pushed the market on into a much wilder area, Sudan's strife-torn Darfur.

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