The Sudan transitional government and several opposition groups under the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) yesterday signed an implementation matrix and agreed to a two-year timetable for implementation of the Juba peace agreement.

The Sudanese parties’ commenced a workshop in Juba on 13 February to evaluate progress and challenges encountered in the course of implementing the peace deal which was mediated by South Sudan.

Among the key issues in the signed matrix include, security arrangements for Darfur, South Kordofan, and Blue Nile state.

The second issue is on wealth and power sharing with opposition groups in central and northern Sudan.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir said the new roadmap is not an attempt at renegotiating the 2020 Juba peace agreement signed to end decades of conflict, but rather to facilitate dialogue among parties to transition the country toward sustainable peace.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency