Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 3

17-January-2005

SUDAN

Sudan Government, SPLA Sign Comprehensive Peace Agreement

The Sudanese government and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA) on 9 January signed a comprehensive peace agreement following on from the breakthrough in peace talks in Kenya on the two final protocols on 31 December (MEES, 10 January). Sudans First Vice President 'Ali 'Uthman Taha and SPLA leader John Garang signed the agreement in Nairobi, formally ending 21 years of...