Umm Dafuq, October 6 (Darfur24)
In an effort to end the protracted conflict, the mediation committee has announced October 10 as the date for a peace conference between the Ta’aisha and Kara tribes in the Central African Republic.
A local official in Umm Dafuq locality, South Darfur, who requested anonymity, told Darfur24 that a mediation committee from Umm Dukhun in Central Darfur had submitted an official invitation to hold the reconciliation conference.
The conference to be held in the border town of Umm Dafuq aims to resolve the civil conflict between the Ta’aisha tribe and several other tribes in the Central African Republic.
Violence between the two groups has escalated in recent months, causing security tensions along the Sudan–CAR border, leading to the deaths of around ten people from both sides and the displacement of hundreds of Sudanese families living in the CAR to the Umm Dafuq area.
Those fleeing face dire humanitarian conditions, including severe shortages of food and shelter.
During an expanded meeting in Umm Dafuq on Thursday, the local Administration warned Sudanese farmers and herders heading into the CAR against carrying weapons, stressing the need to prevent further insecurity ahead of the upcoming conference.
The events come as thousands of Sudanese herders prepare to cross into the CAR on their annual migration in search of pasture and water.
Late last month, the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), in cooperation with local forces, reopened the border with Sudan after it had been closed due to the outbreak of inter-tribal violence along the frontier.