Compensation levels ‘main hurdle for tribal peace’ in Central Darfur

23/06/2013 22:14

The leaders of the Misseriya and Salamat tribes are having difficulty reaching an agreement at the reconciliation conference now into its third week in Zalingei, Central Darfur, designed to put an end to inter-tribal violence that has claimed the lives of hundreds on each side, and left a swath of destroyed homes and burned villages in its wake. A spokesman for the Special National Commission for Reconciliation, Mohamed Al Hassan Awad, told Radio Dabanga that the two tribes are being pressurised to reach an agreement that will result in a sustainable peace. He said that he expects the negotiations to bear fruit and that a deal would be reached “soon”, and that “the main hurdles are now related to levels of compensation”. The Commission has asked both sides to see reason and to make peace “to allow all inhabitants of Central Darfur to live together peacefully,” he said In spite of the omdas’ conference, sporadic clashes have continued between groups from each tribe. While the leaders of both tribes reiterate their commitment to peace, five members of each tribe met in South Darfur on Tuesday to swear to a ceasefire under oath, in the understanding that such a ceasefire will allow for roads and markets to re-open in the area. Speaking to Radio Dabanga, Misseriya spokesman Ahmed Adam Musa pledged that his tribe will stick to the ceasefire agreement and that the situation in the area is now “calm”. File photo Related: ‘At least 100 dead, dozens injured’ as Salamat and Misseriya clash again in Central Darfur (11 June 2013) Fear of tribal clashes closes weekly market in Bindisi, Central Darfur (6 June 2013)Sudan allowed its forces to attack civilians in Darfur tribal battles: HRW (3 June 2013)Misseriya and Salamat peace parley begins in Zalingei, Central Darfur (3 June 2013)Police prevent market looting after tribal killing in Central Darfur (3 June 2013)Misseriya torch Salamat neighbourhood in Umm Dukhun, Central Darfur (29 May 2013)‘Incidental’ Central Darfur tribal clashes ‘no threat to peace process’ (28 May 2013)New tribal clashes scuttle Central Darfur reconciliation hopes (27 May 2013) 

The leaders of the Misseriya and Salamat tribes are having difficulty reaching an agreement at the reconciliation conference now into its third week in Zalingei, Central Darfur, designed to put an end to inter-tribal violence that has claimed the lives of hundreds on each side, and left a swath of destroyed homes and burned villages in its wake.

A spokesman for the Special National Commission for Reconciliation, Mohamed Al Hassan Awad, told Radio Dabanga that the two tribes are being pressurised to reach an agreement that will result in a sustainable peace. He said that he expects the negotiations to bear fruit and that a deal would be reached “soon”, and that “the main hurdles are now related to levels of compensation”.

The Commission has asked both sides to see reason and to make peace “to allow all inhabitants of Central Darfur to live together peacefully,” he said

In spite of the omdas’ conference, sporadic clashes have continued between groups from each tribe. While the leaders of both tribes reiterate their commitment to peace, five members of each tribe met in South Darfur on Tuesday to swear to a ceasefire under oath, in the understanding that such a ceasefire will allow for roads and markets to re-open in the area.

Speaking to Radio Dabanga, Misseriya spokesman Ahmed Adam Musa pledged that his tribe will stick to the ceasefire agreement and that the situation in the area is now “calm”.

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Misseriya and Salamat peace parley begins in Zalingei, Central Darfur (3 June 2013)

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‘Incidental’ Central Darfur tribal clashes ‘no threat to peace process’ (28 May 2013)

New tribal clashes scuttle Central Darfur reconciliation hopes (27 May 2013)