VOL. XLVII

No 02

12-January-2004

SUDAN

Sudan Peace Talks Produce Agreement On Wealth Sharing

Peace talks between the Sudanese government and the rebel Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA) yielded agreement on the key issue of wealth-sharing, according to a joint statement issued by the two sides on 5 January. Talks resumed in the Kenyan town of Naivasha on 2 January after a US-imposed deadline to reach a comprehensive peace agreement by the end of 2003 was missed (MEES, 1 December 2003). According...