La firma de Acuerdo de Paz entre el régimen islamista sudanés y la guerrilla del sur del país ha puesto fin a más de veinte años de guerra civil. El proceso que ahora comienza intenta dibujar un nuevo Sudán que reconozca la pluralidad política, étnica y religiosa, en un marco democrático. Sin embargo, ese proceso, que exige concesiones a ambas partes, hace frente a resistencias internas, tanto en el seno del movimiento islamista como entre las diversas facciones armadas del sur, a una serie de conflictos políticos y armados entre el régimen central y fuerzas regionales y a un gran reto, convertir el acuerdo bilateral de paz en un acuerdo nacional en el que participe la oposición política.
The signature of the Peace Agreement between the Islamist government and the Southern insurgence in Sudan marks the end of a civil war that has lasted for more than 20 years. The process that is now beginning aims to create a new Sudan in which political, ethnic and religious plurality would be recognized in a democratic framework. However, the realization of this process depends on several factors. It demands concessions from both sides and is resisted by some elements in the Islamist movement and inside the different armed groups in the South. It also requires that political and armed conflicts between the national government and the regional forces be tackled and last, it necessitates that the bilateral agreement be followed by a national treaty in which the political opposition would be allowed to participate.
