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While some progress has been achieved during the last two years, meaningful implementation of key CPA requirements has faltered and relations between the National Congress Party (NCP) and SPLM are at an all-time low. As of October 2007, a lack of progress on issues such as north-south border demarcation, certain security provisions, and north-south sharing of oil revenues threatened to erode the CPA. International attention is refocusing on the CPA as the mainstay of peace in Sudan in response to calls for reinvigorated CPA implementation.  

While some progress has been achieved during the last two years, meaningful implementation of key CPA requirements has faltered and relations between the National Congress Party (NCP) and SPLM are at an all-time low. As of October 2007, a lack of progress on issues such as north-south border demarcation, certain security provisions, and north-south sharing of oil revenues threatened to erode the CPA. International attention is refocusing on the CPA as the mainstay of peace in Sudan in response to calls for reinvigorated CPA implementation.  

====Darfur genocide====

====Darfur war / genocide====

In 2003, while the historic north-south conflict was on its way to resolution, increasing reports of attacks on civilians, especially aimed at non-Arab tribes, began to surface. A rebellion broke out in Darfur, in the extremely marginalized western Sudan, led by two rebel groups—the SLM/A and the JEM. These groups represented agrarian farmers who are mostly non-Arabized black African Muslims. In seeking to defeat the rebel movements, the Government of Sudan increased arms and support to local tribal and other militias, which have come to be known as the "Janjaweed." Their members were composed mostly of Arabized black African Muslims who herded cattle, camels, and other livestock. Attacks on the civilian population by the Janjaweed, often with the direct support of Government of Sudan forces, have led to the death of tens of thousands of persons in Darfur, with an estimated 2.0 million internally displaced persons and another 234,000 refugees in neighboring Chad.  

In 2003, while the historic north-south conflict was on its way to resolution, increasing reports of attacks on civilians, especially aimed at non-Arab tribes, began to surface. A rebellion broke out in Darfur, in the extremely marginalized western Sudan, led by two rebel groups—the SLM/A and the JEM. These groups represented agrarian farmers who are mostly non-Arabized black African Muslims. In seeking to defeat the rebel movements, the Government of Sudan increased arms and support to local tribal and other militias, which have come to be known as the "Janjaweed." Their members were composed mostly of Arabized black African Muslims who herded cattle, camels, and other livestock. Attacks on the civilian population by the Janjaweed, often with the direct support of Government of Sudan forces, have led to the death of tens of thousands of persons in Darfur, with an estimated 2.0 million internally displaced persons and another 234,000 refugees in neighboring Chad.  

Relations with the West were improved somewhat in late 2007, when a British teacher convicted of "insulting Mohammad" was pardoned after two days in jail.

Relations with the West were improved somewhat in late 2007, when a British teacher convicted of "insulting Mohammad" was pardoned after two days in jail.

The ethniic Darfurians<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethnically-targeted-violence-worsens-sudans-darfur-rights-monitors-2023-07-11/ "Ethnically targeted violence worsens in Sudan's Darfur, rights monitors say"], Reuters July 11, 2003</ref> have been targeted by racist Arab,<ref>[https://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0714/p09s02-coop.html Racism at root of Sudan's Darfur crisis], ''CSMonitor'', July 14, 2004.</ref> Arabizatiom<ref>[https://sudantribune.com/article9459 Darfur: The Color of Genocide], ''Sudan Tribune'', Mar 31, 2005</ref>

The ethniic Darfurians<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethnically-targeted-violence-worsens-sudans-darfur-rights-monitors-2023-07-11/ "Ethnically targeted violence worsens in Sudan's Darfur, rights monitors say"], Reuters July 11, 2003</ref> have been targeted by racist Arab,<ref>[https://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0714/p09s02-coop.html Racism at root of Sudan's Darfur crisis], ''CSMonitor'', July 14, 2004.</ref> Arabizatiom<ref>[https://sudantribune.com/article9459 Darfur: The Color of Genocide], ''Sudan Tribune'', Mar 31, 2005</ref>