SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - Al-Mahdi calls to avoid excluding coup supporters from Sudan’s political process

16/12/2022: Sudan Tribune - Al-Mahdi calls to avoid excluding coup supporters from Sudan’s political process

Sudan Tribune report that the deputy chair of the National Umma Party (NUP), Maryam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi stressed the need to involve the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) in the political framework agreement, despite the support of the two armed groups to the October 25 coup.

 She said they should be included as they are signatories to the Juba Peace Agreement which ended Sudan’s wars.

 JEM and the SLM call for the framework agreement to be re-negotiated and amended it, based on their stance of preserving the 2019 constitutional declaration which guarantees their participation in the transitional government. In addition, they call for the involvement of their allies of in the FFC Democratic Bloc. The FFC Central Council who signed the framework agreement reject both requests.

SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Radio Dabanga - Sudan's Transitional Partners Council explained by Hafiz Ismail

16/12/2020: Radio Dabanga - Sudan's Transitional Partners Council explained by Hafiz Ismail

 In an interview with Radio Dabanga, analyst Hafiz Ismail said the Transitional Partners Council has its roots in the Juba peace talks, “consolidates the power of the military and some rebel signatories” and thereby hinders “any genuine process of democratisation” because it “weakens the civilian government.”

 Ismail added that Prime minister Hamdok is “unhappy” about the TPC’s power to veto the executive government, although the TPC is constitutionally limited to functioning as a mediator in disputes concerning the Juba peace agreement.

 Ismail further notes that implementing peace in Sudan faces financial difficulties as the international community awaits the Sudan People Liberation Movement-North headed by Abdelaziz al-Hilu (SPLM-N al-Hilu) and the Sudan Liberation Movement under the leadership of Abdelwahid El Nur (SLM-AW) participation in peace talks.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - Hemeti ‘set to hand Jebel Amer gold mines to Sudan govt’

16/12/2019: Radio Dabanga - Hemeti ‘set to hand Jebel Amer gold mines to Sudan govt’

Radio Dabanga cite independent Sudanese news website El Rakoba in reporting that Himedti has reportedly started arrangements to handover the mining areas in North Darfur’s Jebel Amer to the Sudanese government.

El Rakoba’s sources said that the move must be seen as a mark of Himedti’s support for Hamdok’s government. It was claimed that Himedti offered to handover the mines in October, but the announcement was delayed by legal and military reasons.

Mining revenues from Jebel Amer will enter the state budget from the beginning of the year 2020. The source added that Hemeti has contributed to solving the cash flow problem in Sudan by paying the full costs of printing new banknotes.