The governor of North Darfur state in Sudan has expressed the success of a mediation team established in the city, as they have effectively facilitated a ceasefire among the warring parties and have started providing essential services.
Nimir Abdel Rahman, in an interview with Sudan Lifeline radio station, stated that although occasional violations have occurred in the state, all parties involved are now fully committed to the ceasefire and are determined to avoid any resumption of hostilities.
Collaborating with the state government, the Mediation and Elders Committee has begun the provision of basic services such as water, electricity, and healthcare. Additionally, public markets have been reopened under the protection of joint security forces.
Efforts are underway to ensure the arrival of medical missions and the arrangements for providing food and shelter to civilians are being made.
As part of an agreement between the elders’ committee and the warring forces, all humanitarian convoys traveling from the eastern state of the White Nile through North Kordofan, North Darfur, and other Sudanese states will receive protection.
However, the governor acknowledges that there are no guarantees regarding the forces’ compliance with the agreement, highlighting the ongoing challenges in maintaining the agreed-upon terms.
“The only guarantee we have is their respect for citizens, public utilities and the state institutions, which will be all destroyed if the fighting is resumed. Only civilians will be harmed in case the fighting is resumed.”