This archive report was first published on 21 October 2019.
On October 21, 2019, Sudan's government agreed to allow humanitarian relief to war-torn parts of the country and renewed a ceasefire pact with major rebel groups at peace talks in South Sudan.
The agreement was reached during talks in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, where officials from the new administration in Khartoum and the two umbrella groups of rebels signed a declaration to keep the doors open to dialogue.
"The political declaration will pave the way for political negotiations and is a step towards a just, comprehensive and final peace in Sudan," said General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, a key figure in Sudan's transitional government.
The peace talks have been underway since last week between the new government in Khartoum and rebels who fought now-ousted president Omar al-Bashir's forces in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan states.
The new transitional authorities, tasked with leading the way to civilian rule after the ouster of Bashir, have vowed to bring peace to these conflict zones.
As part of the agreement, Khartoum agreed to let aid into marginalised, conflict-wracked areas of Sudan long cut off from humanitarian groups during Bashir's rule.
