As the ongoing peace process moves slowly but steadily forward, women in Darfur have started working actively to bring about peace and reconciliation in the region.

Noted theatre artist Mohamed Yusuf Andokai speaks about his passion for solo acts, his views on theatre in Darfur and how performance art can play a pivotal role in ushering in positive social change.

By Mohamad Mahady and Owies Elfaki

Maryam Yagoub Ishag and her family had to leave Sesioa village and walk a distance of some 40 kilometers, for three days, before they arrived in the Zam Zam camp for internally displaced people near El Fasher, North Darfur.