Um Dafuq, November 1 (Darfur24)
A reconciliation conference between Sudan’s Ta’aisha tribe and neighboring tribes in the Central African Republic concluded on Thursday in the border town of Um Dafuq, marking the signing of a peace agreement aimed at ending months of deadly intercommunal violence in the area.
Since June, the border region has witnessed repeated clashes between the Sudanese Ta’aisha tribe and the Kara tribe in the Central African Republic, resulting in dozens of deaths, hundreds of displacements, and the disruption of traditional cross-border movements of Sudanese herders.
According to the reconciliation document signed on Thursday, all incidents of murder, looting, arson, and destruction of property between June 13 and October 26, 2025, were condemned, with both sides agreeing to pay compensation and diya (blood money) according to local customary law.
The agreement stipulates that compensation will be paid in three installments within a defined period. Losses related to farms, livestock, homes, and medical treatment for the wounded during the same period were mutually waived by both parties.
The conference further recommended establishing a joint monitoring mechanism and a mediation committee supervised by the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) to facilitate implementation, movement, and logistical support.
Under the terms of the agreement, Sudanese herders crossing into the Central African Republic are prohibited from carrying weapons, wearing military uniforms, or using motorcycles. They are also required to respect local laws and pay all applicable fees and taxes.
The mediation committee stated that the Ta’aisha tribe agreed to pay blood money for 21 victims from the Kara tribe. At the same time, the Kara committed to paying for five of the 13 Ta’isha members killed. The Kara tribe reportedly refused to pay blood money for eight Ta’aisha individuals allegedly killed by Russian forces in the region.
According to local custom, the blood money for one person is set at 45 cows, with each cow valued at 500,000 Sudanese pounds.
Mohamed Jibril Al-Bashari, rapporteur of the mediation committee, told Darfur24 that the conference was attended by representatives of both tribes, the UN peace mission, and officials from Sudan and the Central African Republic.