Uh-oh…doesn’t look good. Doesn’t look like the rebel factions are going to agree on a peace deal by Tuesday’s deadline.

According to a Reuters article, the government of Sudan accepted an 85-page draft designed to end fighting that has makes tens-of-thousands of lives.  However, the holdouts are the three main rebel factions in Darfur.  They’re unhappy with the proposals on security, power-sharing and wealth-sharing. If pictures tell a thousand words….we can figure out exactly what went on in the meetings…

Here’s Minni Arcua Minnawi (L), leader of a Sudan Liberation Army faction (SLA) and Ibrahim Khalil, leader of the Sudanese Justice and Equity Movement (JEM) at the peace negotiation meeting with Sudan government representatives. This isn’t good. They look they’ve been listening to the school teacher from the Peanuts all afternoon.  

I was really surprised to see this photo. A bit taken aback, I wasn’t sure what to make of it…okay, at first I wasn’t sure they were women. Righteous Muslim sisters. Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) commanders Mariam Abdallah (L) and Roda Mohamed Ahmed were also at the peace talks in Abuja, Nigeria. They look tougher than their male counterparts. It’s obvious the talks aren’t going well…. Mariam looks really pissed. That is one angry woman who doesn’t like her time wasted. I can tell who wears the pants in her relationships.

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