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Anyone got one? Come on people, this is the Internet. If you can't find it here, there isn't one to be had.

The warring parties signed three protocols late Wednesday
on power-sharing and the administration of three disputed areas in
central Sudan, clearing up the last remaining political issues needed
for a final peace accord. The signing took place in Naivasha, 60 miles
west of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. The accord is unrelated to
fighting in the Darfur region of western Sudan, where fighting between
the government and rebels have raised fears of ethnic cleansing. All
that remains for the two sides to work out are procedural matters to
end the 21-year civil conflict, in which more than 2 million people
have perished, mainly through war-induced famine. "The next step will
entail negotiations on the detail of each step of the transition,"
chief mediator Lazaro Sumbeiywo told The Associated Press. "I am going
to meet these groups now." Despite Wednesday's agreement, it could take
months to determine if the diplomatic solution will translate to peace
on the ground. Negotiators are expected to take a short break before
returning to talks in Nairobi to iron out the final issues, including
how the accord will be implemented. "I hope that by June we would have
signed and completed the (final) deal," said Sayed el-Khatib, a
Sudanese government negotiator. "This is the most detailed peace
agreement that has probably been negotiated in the history of the world
because of the problems we have had, the lack of trust and prolonged
conflict." El-Khatib said the government hoped the deal with the
southern rebels would help build bridges with the western insurgents.
"Now the (Sudan People's Liberation Army) is going to be part of the
government, that is going to encourage the rebels in Darfur to be less
suspicious of the government when negotiating a settlement to the
problem there," he said. "The southern rebels have had contacts with
those in Darfur."

Apparently it's a 70/30 split as far as representation goes. The South
gets 70 percent representation in the southern provinces, the North
gets 30 percent. Flip it around for representation in the northern
provinces. But still there isn't a cease-fricking-fire that's worth
diddly squat. Will they get one done that will actually do something to
stop the fighting? I'm not holding my breath. There's too many factions
on either side who are willing to act independently of what their
bosses tell them, and this is particularly true on the SPLA's side.
It's progress, to be sure, but
it's progress that could be easily forgotten if tensions flare again,
which they might if Bashir gets the notion in his head to blame part of
the troubles in Darfur on the SPLA.

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