(Image from Stratford)From Voice Of America:
North and South Sudan Friday marked the fourth anniversary of the signing of a peace agreement that ended Africa's longest-running civil war. But core issues remain unresolved and analysts say an external pressure not related to the accord is threatening to derail the agreement and plunge the country into a wider conflict.
The government of South Sudan reportedly spent $21 million in the Upper Nile town of Malakal for this year's gala celebrations to mark the four-year anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, better known by its acronym CPA.
The Nairobi-based Sudan analyst for the International Crisis Group, Fouad Hikmat, says although much has been achieved since 2005, lingering mistrust between the governments in Khartoum and in Juba in South Sudan, among other problems, are preventing the two sides from resolving key issues vital to the full implementation of the peace deal.
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My Comment: With huge oil concessions about to be sold, the rush to grab the money is on. Mix this with ethnic/tribal hatreds, religious warfare and intolerance, and hostile race relations (Arab/Black) ..... you have a situation of open warfare and hate. I am not going out on the limb when I say that peace in this region is impossible.