SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Al-Democrati – The Solution In Developing Revolutionary Work

28/1/2021: Al-Democrati – The Solution In Developing Revolutionary Work, by Asma'a al-Jum'a

 Editor-in-Chief of al-Democrati, Asmaa Jum’a, calls for new ways of protesting, arguing that the barricading of roadways and demonstrations are no longer suitable as they are conducive to empowering unqualified persons who become “bad leaders”.

Juma’ah suggests that the government is pressured to put forward new youthful politicians, and that the government is helped in finding solutions.

 Examples suggested by Jum’a include forming social and political working groups to supplement the resistance committees in pressing for the delivery and promotion of services. Jum’a also suggests pressure for the formation of the government and a popular parliament selected from all the Sudanese territories, whereby popular parliamentarians can stage a sit-in at the gates of the parliament premises on behalf of the public.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Reuters - Sudan investigating transfer of guards from UAE to Libyan oil port -ministry

28/1/2020: Reuters - Sudan investigating transfer of guards from UAE to Libyan oil port -ministry

Reuters reports that Sudan’s foreign ministry says it is investigating the case of Sudanese men who were transferred to Libyan oil facilities after being hired as guards by an Emirati company.

The men’s families gathered outside the foreign ministry building in Khartoum to protest, as well demonstrating outside the UAE embassy. Two protesters said their relatives were transferred to Ras Lanuf oil terminal in Libya, before returning to the UAE after protests over their case in Sudan.

Ras Lanuf is one of the oil ports that has been blockaded since January 18 2020 by groups loyal to Khalifa Haftar, a Libyan commander fighting the internationally recognised government.

The UAE is Haftar’s most important supporter in the Libyan conflict that has increasingly become a proxy war.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - US Assistant Secretary of State Nagy: ‘Foreign debt – not US terror list – main obstacle to Sudan securing financial support’

28/1/2020: Radio Dabanga - US Assistant Secretary of State Nagy: ‘Foreign debt – not US terror list – main obstacle to Sudan securing financial support’

Radio Dabanga reports that Tibor Nagy, the US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, attributed the primary cause of Sudan’s financial struggles to debts to international financial institutions, rather than the US designation of Sudan as a state sponsor of terror.

Nagy said that the debts prevent international financial institutions from granting additional loans or grants to Sudan, as well as Sudan’s reputation.

Noting that the new government in Sudan has been in power for six months, Nagy said that the restrictions on what can be done with Sudan were built up over decades. Therefore, while the new government is a “positive partner,” the issue of Sudan’s terror designation being lifted is a “process.”

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: AP - UN: Clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur force 11,000 into Chad

28/1/2020: AP - UN: Clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur force 11,000 into Chad

AP reports that the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said that clashes in West Darfur forced over 11,000 to flee into Chad following El-Geneina massacre.

Babar Baloch, a spokesman for the U.N. refugee agency, said 4,000 of the 11,000 have fled during the last week alone. Baloch estimated the clashes have displaced some 46,000 Sudan, with most of those were already internally displaced people.

Baloch warned that the number of people fleeing to Chad to escape tensions in Darfur could reach 30,000 in the coming weeks, with the rate of arrivals “risks outpacing [UNHCR] capacity.”

The UNHCR said the refugees who crossed the border were scattered in several villages in Chad’s Ouddai province, already hosts 128,000 Sudanese refugees.

“The conditions are dire. Most are staying in the open or under makeshift shelters, with little protection. Food and water are urgently needed, while health conditions are a concern,” said Baloch.