Comments on: Searching for reasons to be cheerful in Sudan http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2010/01/08/searching-for-reasons-to-be-cheerful-in-sudan/ African business, politics and lifestyle Tue, 21 May 2013 00:08:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Newstime http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2010/01/08/searching-for-reasons-to-be-cheerful-in-sudan/comment-page-1/#comment-8154 Newstime Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:47:42 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/?p=2675#comment-8154 For more in-depth news about Africa, you may want to visit Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com - We cover the whole of Africa. You will get our views on this topic and much more. For more in-depth news about Africa, you may want to visit Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com – We cover the whole of Africa. You will get our views on this topic and much more.

]]> By: alunmcdonald http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2010/01/08/searching-for-reasons-to-be-cheerful-in-sudan/comment-page-1/#comment-7959 alunmcdonald Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:05:45 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/?p=2675#comment-7959 Rob, the aid agencies' report wasn't predicting a return to war, it was saying the next 12 months will be absolutely crucial - basically exactly what you've written in your second para. If the elections, referendum, border demarcation etc all go smoothly then that will be a huge step towards lasting peace. But if they don't... Rob, the aid agencies’ report wasn’t predicting a return to war, it was saying the next 12 months will be absolutely crucial – basically exactly what you’ve written in your second para. If the elections, referendum, border demarcation etc all go smoothly then that will be a huge step towards lasting peace. But if they don’t…

]]> By: RobCrilly http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2010/01/08/searching-for-reasons-to-be-cheerful-in-sudan/comment-page-1/#comment-7943 RobCrilly Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:08:31 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/?p=2675#comment-7943 You could be right on the money. Things are not as bleak as the aid agencies make out. Every year for the past five years they have predicted a return to war and, while conditions remain unstable throughout much of the country, Sudan has never quite tipped into the abyss. That said there are two crucial tests ahead - the elections and next year's referendum. Both have the potential to inch the country along the road to peace. Or spark the resumption of fighting in Darfur or South Sudan. But I'm with you. The next year isn't going to be perfect. There will be flare-ups and dire predictions. But more often than not African wars seem to gradually fade into the background and then disappear. Perfect solutions are rare. You could be right on the money. Things are not as bleak as the aid agencies make out. Every year for the past five years they have predicted a return to war and, while conditions remain unstable throughout much of the country, Sudan has never quite tipped into the abyss.

That said there are two crucial tests ahead – the elections and next year’s referendum. Both have the potential to inch the country along the road to peace. Or spark the resumption of fighting in Darfur or South Sudan.

But I’m with you. The next year isn’t going to be perfect. There will be flare-ups and dire predictions. But more often than not African wars seem to gradually fade into the background and then disappear. Perfect solutions are rare.

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