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Women activists call for input at IGAD peace talks

    NAIROBI

    A women’s peace group attending a 10-day training and study tour in South Africa called on Monday for representation at the Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD) peace talks between the Khartoum government and the SPLM, taking place in Kenya. Group representative Rebecca Okwaci also called for South African “solidarity and moral support” in helping “discourage any elements that will contribute to the escalation of the war”, the South African Press Agency (SAPA) reported. The 35 Sudanese women involved represented the government of Sudan, the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the Nuba and Southern Women’s Groups, a civil society group from Khartoum, the SPLM, the United Democratic Salvation Front (UDSF) and the Non Partisan Group (NPG) based in Nairobi.

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