Sudanese Vice President, left, holds hands with Sudan People's Liberation Movement leader (AP)
Sudan Peace Accord Story aired: Monday, January 10, 2005
As the world watched the historic election of Mahmoud Abbas as the new leader of the Palestinian authority, the Arab world was also watching another historic event: the signing of an agreement to end Africa's longest running civil war.
Less than 24 hours ago, Sudan's Islamic government signed a peace agreement with Christian and animist rebels, an agreement one Kenyan mediator called "a precious child to nurture with love and care."
The accord calls for both groups' armies to be merged, for sharing southern oil revenues, and applying Islamic law only in the northern Islamic regions.
But as we've seen in other African conflicts, the signing of a peace accord does not guarantee an end to war.
