Thank you so much for your questions.
There are similarities between Darfur and southern Sudan in the way the war has been conducted. The demands of the people of Darfur are different from those of the people of southern Sudan, but they share one thing--the unequal development and unequal power sharing within the central government. This is what they share in common.
As you know, the war in southern Sudan started a long time ago, in 1955. The demand of the people of southern Sudan was to have a secular state in Sudan whereby everyone would have access to power and wealth, to have a country that should not be ruled by religions. This is what the people of southern Sudan have been looking for.
Historically, people of southern Sudan have killed themselves alone: there were voices demanding a separation of the south, but the majority were still fighting for a united Sudan. We failed because the government in the centre was not helpful.