Radio Voice of Hope, Sudan

The fifth round of the peace talks between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLM/A) began Wednesday in Machakos

The fifth round of the peace talks between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLM/A) began Wednesday in Machakos, 0 km southeast of the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
The two sides are expected to centre on the issue of wealth and power haring during the two-week talks.
The time has now come when the parties must begin to make the key decisions that will ultimately bring peace to the people of the Sudan, Lazarus Sumbeiywo, Kenyan special envoy for peace in the Sudan and chief negotiator,told Xinhua.
Both the Sudanese government and the SPLM/A have expressed theirwillingness
to find a final agreement on the issue during this round of talks.
Sumbeiywo said there was expectation to make progress at the talks, though they are very thorny issues. These are the final negotiations on power and wealth sharing and hoping that they will usher in the final peace agreement in the Sudan, Mohammed Dirdeiry, Sudanese Deputy Ambassador to Kenya ,told Xinhua.
"There is a lot of seriousness this time and we must come up with something tangible," SPLM/ A spokesman Samson Kwaje said.
Peace talks began last July in Kenya under the auspices of the IGAD, a seven-member regional group in east Africa, consisting of Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Uganda, Eritrea, Tanzania and the Sudan.

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