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| Sudanese peace deal back on track | Sudanese peace deal back on track |
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| Sudan's southern former rebels have said they will rejoin a national unity government in an apparent end to the two-month political crisis. | Sudan's southern former rebels have said they will rejoin a national unity government in an apparent end to the two-month political crisis. |
| The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) withdrew from the government in October, jeopardising a peace deal. | The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) withdrew from the government in October, jeopardising a peace deal. |
| But the SPLM agreed to end its boycott after its leader Salva Kiir met Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir. | But the SPLM agreed to end its boycott after its leader Salva Kiir met Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir. |
| They agreed funding for a census and a timetable to pull out troops either side of Sudan's north-south border. | They agreed funding for a census and a timetable to pull out troops either side of Sudan's north-south border. |
| They have also announced that the government will move to the southern capital, Juba, every three months. | They have also announced that the government will move to the southern capital, Juba, every three months. |
| However, an official said this would be a symbolic gesture at first "as the facilities in Juba are still run down". | |
| There was no deal on the demarcation of the disputed oil-rich Abyei region after the two-hour meeting between the leaders. | |
| The BBC's Amber Henshaw in Khartoum says many people were afraid Sudan would slide back into civil conflict, if the two sides did not resolve their differences. | The BBC's Amber Henshaw in Khartoum says many people were afraid Sudan would slide back into civil conflict, if the two sides did not resolve their differences. |
| 'Hopeful' | 'Hopeful' |
| The SPLM withdrew its ministers from the government, accusing President Bashir's National Congress Party of failing to implement the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) which ended the 21-year civil war. | The SPLM withdrew its ministers from the government, accusing President Bashir's National Congress Party of failing to implement the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) which ended the 21-year civil war. |
| SPLM Secretary-General Pagan Amum said most issues had been resolved. | SPLM Secretary-General Pagan Amum said most issues had been resolved. |
| SPLM DEMANDS Northern troops in south - resolvedSharing oil wealth - resolvedCensus ahead of 2011 referendum - resolvedStatus of Abyei - outstanding | SPLM DEMANDS Northern troops in south - resolvedSharing oil wealth - resolvedCensus ahead of 2011 referendum - resolvedStatus of Abyei - outstanding |
| "We have achieved a lot... We have resolved all the outstanding issues that caused the crisis, with the exception of Abyei," he said after Tuesday's late night meeting between Mr Kiir and Mr al-Bashir. | "We have achieved a lot... We have resolved all the outstanding issues that caused the crisis, with the exception of Abyei," he said after Tuesday's late night meeting between Mr Kiir and Mr al-Bashir. |
| "The chairman of the SPLM will be issuing directives to the SPLM ministers to return to government," he added. | "The chairman of the SPLM will be issuing directives to the SPLM ministers to return to government," he added. |
| A timetable will now be worked out for the redeployment of northern troops from the south, especially from Unity and Upper Nile states. | A timetable will now be worked out for the redeployment of northern troops from the south, especially from Unity and Upper Nile states. |
| There will be more transparency on issues of oil management and marketing plus funding to pave the way for a census in 2011, when the south could decide to split from the north, has also been assured. | There will be more transparency on issues of oil management and marketing plus funding to pave the way for a census in 2011, when the south could decide to split from the north, has also been assured. |
| However, the final border demarcation was not resolved - which means the division of oil wealth cannot be completed. | However, the final border demarcation was not resolved - which means the division of oil wealth cannot be completed. |
| It is the status of the disputed oil-rich region of Abyei - that currently lies in the north - that is the problem. | It is the status of the disputed oil-rich region of Abyei - that currently lies in the north - that is the problem. |
| Mr Amum he did not see this as a major stumbling block. | Mr Amum he did not see this as a major stumbling block. |
| "The issue of Abyei is being discussed by the presidency - we're hopeful that by Saturday there may be able to reach a solution." | "The issue of Abyei is being discussed by the presidency - we're hopeful that by Saturday there may be able to reach a solution." |
| The unity government will also set up a development commission to speed up road links between the more developed north and the south, which has little infrastructure after the long war. | The unity government will also set up a development commission to speed up road links between the more developed north and the south, which has little infrastructure after the long war. |
| Under the peace deal, the SPLM leader is also national vice-president. | Under the peace deal, the SPLM leader is also national vice-president. |
| Some 1.5 million people died in Sudan's conflict - Africa's longest civil war - which pitted the mainly Muslim north against the Animist and Christian south. | Some 1.5 million people died in Sudan's conflict - Africa's longest civil war - which pitted the mainly Muslim north against the Animist and Christian south. |
| There are currently 10,000 UN peacekeepers in South Sudan. | There are currently 10,000 UN peacekeepers in South Sudan. |