Sudan peace merchants bank on women’s expertise to help resolve deadly conflict

Sudanese women prepare meals for people affected by conflict and extreme hunger in Omdurman, Sudan on June 22, 2024. 

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Sudan’s civilian movements are banking on the expertise of women to help end the conflict in the country.

The revelations emerged in Nairobi this week where a group of Sudanese women gathered to discuss alternative solutions to the 20-month war between the Sudan Armed Forces and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a conflict that has defied various peace bids.