“The church has recommitted herself to re-engage in mediating for a peaceful resolution of the conflicts,” the Rev. Ramadan Chan, general secretary of the Sudan Council of Churches, told ENInews on May 16 from Khartoum. The council represents Roman Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox churches.
Despite a 2005 peace agreement, renegade militia groups led by dissident military figures continue to fight with the South Sudan army. The United Nations has reported there are seven militia groups operating in the region, where the accord ended a 21-year civil war in which an estimated 2 million people died and 4 million were displaced.
On Jan. 9, the population of South Sudan voted for independence. The United Nations now estimates 800 people have so far died there this year.
— Fredrick Nzwili
