The international community tends to look at the conflict in Darfur as an “intra-state conflict”. In the last 30 years or so, most of the conflicts in Africa were intra-state, however, inter-state conflicts include Ethiopia - Eriteria.

In Darfur, the government is fighting the rebels (or vice versa), so, other parties involved are usually overlooked.

Ever since the conflict started in Darfur, it was known that Chad supports the Darfurian rebels because 1- the Chadian president is a Zaghawa, the largest ethnic group in Darfur, in other words, he is supporting his own group. 2- The Sudanese government supports the rebels in Chad so the Chadian government is also getting back at the Sudanese government.

Last February, the Chadian rebels attacked the capital N’Djamena in an attempt to overthrow the president, the attack displaced many people, but the government took control in a short time.

The Chadian government said that they have proof that the attack was carried out with the help of the Sudanese government.
We all put our hands in our pockets and we ignored this important piece of information.

Two weeks ago, history repeated itself. The Sudanese capital was attacked by Darfur rebels with the help of the Chadian government. The Sudanese government said ” they have proof that Chad is involved”.

International experts believe that Sudan and Chad are fighting a “proxy war”. The Sudanese government arms the rebels in Chad to get back at the Chadian government for supporting Darfur rebels.

The conflict in Darfur should not be seen as a Sudanese conflict because it is also a regional conflict. The Chadian president and the Sudanese president are both buying time for themselves, they are fighting a war to make sure they stay longer in power.

What to do?
The secret “inter-state” war between Chad and Sudan should not be overlooked, it should be seen as a step closer to peace in Darfur.
If we want peace in Darfur, we should solve the political crises in Chad as well.

This is Khartoum, the capital of Sudan and the safest place in the country. In fact, it’s known to be one of Africa’s safest capitals.
Today, it was nothing short of a battlefield.

Wake up call, this is a wake up call for the Sudanese government! The message was clear and simple:- solve the crises in
Darfur or you will be overthrown.

Today, rebels from Darfur entered the capital of Sudan to “seize power”. Although, the capital wasn’t damaged as much as its twin sister, Omdurman, the situation remains extremely fragile.
Previously, the Sudanese army has stepped up security in an attempt to secure the capital from what they believe to be an “invasion” by darfur rebels supported by their ally, Chad.

After 5 years of endless conflict, there is no peace in sight. Peace talks are scheduled to take place in London this month, but the rebels outsmarted the government known to be one of Africa’s strongest governments. Five years on, there is still no real progress in the peace process in Darfur and the government is reluctant to implement the Abuja peace agreement. They’ve failed to bring peace to Darfur, but how could they bring peace to Darfur if they’ve orchestered crimes against humanity there?
This government is not going to bring peace to Sudan

The government is looking for a quick fix-up right now, they are taking security measures and the streets are mostly covered with soldiers. However, if they are keen on “saving Sudan” and “stopping the senseless bloodshed”, they should step down with the little dignity they have left and hand over power to a transitional government. Next year, we can have elections and elect a new president for the first time in 23 years.

If the government keeps looking for quick fixes and doesn’t take this situation seriously, the country is going to collapse into civil war. The whole country, including the “peacful” north and east.

Is there a way out of this chaos?
Yes, a transitional government to faciliate an easy transition to democracy.

Currently, the situation is extremtly fragile in the whole country, but there is a way out. There is a solution.