This is a guest post by Michelle Sieff, Assistant Director of the American Jewish Committee’s Africa Institute.
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has announced a unilateral ceasefire in Darfur, promising to disarm pro-government janjaweed militias that have killed and displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians. The pronouncements were a result of the Sudan People’s Initiative, which brought together government, political opposition parties and civil society - but not the rebel groups - to brainstorm solutions to the crisis.
