A final peace and reconciliation conference between the Ghulfan and Dar El Naila tribes in Sudan’s South Kordofan state was adjourned indefinitely after the peace committee failed to come to the venue of the meeting, a traditional leader said.
The committee that comprises of emirs and native administration leaders of the Ghulfan and Dar El Naila tribes was scheduled to facilitate the conference at Lectures Hall in Dilling University on Tuesday 27 August.
Sadiq Ham, the omda of Dar En Naila tribe in Dilling Locality, told Radio Tamazuj that they received a letter from the head of the peace and reconciliation committee Juma Jad El Karim about the postponement of the conference.
“We were wondering why is the committee did not show up on the agreed date of the meeting between representatives of Dar El Naila and Ghulfan tribes,” he said.
The tribal leader also blamed South Kordofan governor Adam El Faki for the failure of the conference.
Sadiq accused the state government of focusing its attention on elections only rather than resolving challenges the local residents are facing.
However, local authorities have been pressuring the two tribes in Dilling and Habila localities to respect a recently signed truce, after a deadly dispute over a grazing site resulted in the killing of dozens.
Sadiq warned against the possible fresh clashes between the two feuding tribes at any time.
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