SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - Sudan’s framework agreement deals with political not military issues: al-Burhan

14/12/2022: Sudan Tribune - Sudan’s framework agreement deals with political not military issues: al-Burhan

Sudan Tribune report that the commander-in-chief of Sudan’s army, Abdulfattah al-Burhan, told Sudanese troops that the framework agreement is not a settlement that harms the armed forces.

In a speech at al-Maaquil military base, north of Khartoum, al-Burhan said: “do not listen to what politicians say about military reform. Nobody will interfere in the affairs of the army at all”. Sudan Tribune state that al-Burhan’s maintains that military reform includes a review of the rules and regulations governing military activities.

Al-Burhan also claimed that Islamists were plotting a coup against him to return to power.