SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple Sources - Attack on South Darfur village leaves 15 dead

25/7/2020: Multiple Sources - Attack on South Darfur village leaves 15 dead

 At least 15 people were killed, 25 others wounded, and dozens of people went missing in an attack by armed men mounting camels and horses on Abdos village in South Darfur’s Gereida.

 Radio Dabanga’s sources report that Rapid Support Forces (RSF) soldiers “fled” when the attack began, despite being tasked with protecting the villagers.

 AP quote Mohamed Abdel-Rahman al-Nayer, a spokesman for a rebel group known as the Sudan Liberation Movement, to say: “the militia that committed this crime is supported by the old regime,” in reference to the RSF.

 The Darfur Displaced and Refugees Coordination in Gereida demand Gereida locality, the local police chief, and the commander of the Gereida army garrison to be replaced, alongside the army and RSF troops in the area.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - Sudan’s opposition reach agreement paving way for formation of interim authority

25/7/19: Sudan Tribune - Sudan’s opposition reach agreement paving way for formation of interim authority

 Sudan Tribune reports that the political and armed groups of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) have reached an agreement on the political and constitutional documents paving the way for a deal with the military council and the formation of the transitional government.

 An FFC statement said that priority should be given to the peace process during the transitional period, with the would-be sovereign council allowing the rebels to take part in the decision-making process.

 The statement also stressed the need to include the people from marginalized areas in the transitional process, but downplayed the Sudanese Revolutionary Front’s demand for a 35% quota in the civilian authority.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: AP – Sudan protesters don’t want political parties in government

25/7/19: AP – Sudan protesters don’t want political parties in government, by Samy Magdy

 AP reports that hundreds of Sudanese took to the streets today to insist that an upcoming transitional government be made up of experts and technocrats, rather than political parties.

 There was no immediate response to such demands by Sudanese political parties but the opposition Congress party posted videos for the protests in Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman.

 In addition, the Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and Change, which represents the protesters, said in a statement that their marches reject any party allocations in the Cabinet during the transitional period.