SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - Sudan's opposition groups to announce plans for talks over power transfer

11/5/19: Sudan Tribune – Sudan’s opposition groups to announce plans for talks over power transfer

 Sudan Tribune reports that Sudanese opposition, the Declaration of Freedom and Changes forces, are expected to hold a press conference Saturday to announce their plans for talks on power transfer with the military council.

 For more than a week, the military council and the Sudanese opposition opted for press conferences to communicate with each other over a draft constitutional document made by the Declaration of  Freedom and Change forces for the transitional period.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - UN urges Sudanese stakeholders to ensure civilian-led transition

11/5/19: Sudan Tribune – UN urges Sudanese stakeholders to ensure civilian-led transition

 Sudan Tribune reports that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the Sudanese military council and opposition group to negotiate a deal ensuring power transition to civilian rule in the east African country.

Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Guterres, told reporters that the UN urges the Sudanese stakeholders to hold inclusive discussions to meet the aspirations of the Sudanese people for democracy, good governance and development".

"We call upon all concerned to resolve to work together to ensure a peaceful transition and sustainable peace throughout Sudan," Haq stressed.

SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: New York Times - With Sudan's Revolution in the Balance, Darfur Moves Center Stage

11/5/19: New York Times – With Sudan’s Revolution in the Balance, Darfur Moves Center Stage, by Declan Walsh

 Declan Walsh's feature piece reports on Darfuris emerging as "some of the loudest and most impassioned supporters of Sudan’s continuing revolution... seizing Sudan’s fragile political opening to make their voices heard like never before."

 As the military shows few signs of compromise in meeting protest leaders demands, Walsh argues that Darfuris have reason to be worried, citing the fact that the same generals who ousted Omar Al Bashir are "unapologetic" about their role in the Darfur war.

 Ayoub Omar, the Darfuri student forced to confess that he was part of a group trained by Israel during a failed propaganda attempt to scapegoat Darfuris for the protests, said that Himedti must be held accountable.

 The article notes the solidarity that Arab Sudanese showed towards Darfuris during the aforementioned failed scapegoating attempt, although the prejudice that motivated the Darfur conflict remains deep-rooted, according to Iether Ibrahim, a half-Darfuri doctor in Khartoum.