KHARTOUM – Darfur Regional Governor Minni Arko Minawi said implementation of the Juba Peace Agreement has not exceeded 5% since it was signed, blaming the ongoing war for delaying key provisions, including the integration of armed movements into the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).
In an interview with Al Arabiya TV, Minawi said armed movements allied with the SAF were not seeking to retain their weapons, arguing that the conflict that erupted in April 2023 had prevented the implementation of the agreement’s security arrangements and the integration of their forces into the national army.
He criticized calls to amend the peace agreement, saying such proposals were driven by what he described as “racial motives.”
Minawi also described recent defections from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as “natural,” arguing that they reflected what he characterized as the group’s “family-based organization.”
He said forces allied with the Sudanese army remain committed to what he described as liberating the remaining parts of Darfur that are still outside the control of the SAF and its allies.
The Juba Peace Agreement, signed in October 2020 between Sudan’s transitional government and several armed movements, was designed to end conflicts in Darfur, the Two Areas and eastern Sudan. It includes provisions on security arrangements, power- and wealth-sharing, the return of displaced people and refugees, and transitional justice.
However, implementation of many of the agreement’s core provisions—particularly those related to security arrangements and the integration of armed groups—has remained stalled. The war between the SAF and the RSF has further complicated implementation, while political divisions have fueled calls from some parties to review or amend the accord.
