Conflict between these two countries has been ongoing for several years. An article highlights the most recent development,
"The presidents of Chad and Sudan have signed an accord in Senegal aimed at halting five years of hostilities between the two countries. Chad's Idriss Deby and Sudan's Omar al-Bashir agreed to implement past failed peace pacts at a Dakar summit."
As these rebel groups work autonomously, I severely doubt this peace agreement will do much for this conflict other than to raise allegations. Either side already continues to accuse the other of authorizing various border crossings.
I do think this agreement may be a small step in the right direction, but these sides need to focus on quelling the numerous rebel groups working throughout the region. International organizations have stepped in to protect some of the civilains, but maybe it is time for the international community to take a bigger part. Perhaps to recognize that these rebel groups need to be stopped in order to protect the civilan populaces and also so that order may be restored on some level. Either way this agreement surely is an important political step foward, although small it may set a path for further steps to begin.
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