...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...’s ongoing conflict, former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, Abdel Aziz al-Hilu of the SPLM-N, and Abdel Wahid Mohammed Nur of the Sudan Liberation Movement committed to a path emphasizing secularism, state-religion separation, and the right to self-determination.
Hamdok signed the declaration in his personal capacity, while al-Hilu and al-Nour represented their respective movements. Although Hamdok also leads the anti-war civilian coalition "Tagaddum," the coalition did not formally endorse the agreement.