SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Reuters - Head of Sudan's military council meets Abu Dhabi crown prince

26/5/19: Reuters - Head of Sudan’s military council meets Abu Dhabi crown prince

 The head of Sudan’s ruling military council, Abdulfattah Al Burhan, met Abu Dhabi’s crown prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday. Al Nahyan expressed the UAE’s support for Sudan as it navigates its post-Bashir transition, Emirates news agency (WAM) reported, stressing “the importance of dialogue between the Sudanese people in this sensitive phase.”

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources – Sudan rebel leader Yassir Arman returns to Khartoum

26/5/19: Multiple sources – Sudan rebel leader Yassir Arman returns to Khartoum

 

Rebels opposed to Sudan’s ousted leader Omar al-Bashir visited the capital for the first time, fueling hopes the long-time president’s overthrow could resolve an eight-year conflict near the southern border that caused a humanitarian disaster.

Officials from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, including deputy chairman Yassir Arman, arrived early Sunday in Khartoum for talks with the ruling military council. The SPLM-N has fought government forces in the border states of oil-rich South Kordofan and Blue Nile since 2011, demanding greater autonomy in the wake of South Sudan’s secession.