TIA: This is Africa

History Lesson:


This is what I have learned from Galib & through my own research on the internet.

There is the SPLA & the SPLM. (Collectively known as the SPLA/M)

SPLA: Sudanese People Liberation Army. Previously referred to as "Rebels" & sometimes still are, but now they are the "armed" section of the SPLM. SPLA formed as a result of lack of infrastructure and resources and they fought for the betterment of the Sudanese people living in the south.

SPLM: Sudanese People Liberation Movement, grew from the SPLA and is now a legitimate political movement in opposition of the Government.

Then there is the Sudanese Government.

Agreement:
A Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed in Nairobi, Kenya on January 9, 2005, between the government of Sudan and the SPLM.

What's going on:
Power struggle between the SPLM (incl. SPLA) & the Sudanese Government.

The UN is there to facilitate between the two groups.

TIA

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