SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune – Beja leaders distance themselves from anti-peace protests in East Sudan

 5/10/2020: Sudan Tribune – Beja leaders distance themselves from anti-peace protests in East Sudan

 Sudan Tribune report that three Beja ethnic groups have disavowed protests organised by the Supreme Council of the Beja Tribes against a peace deal on eastern Sudan.

 The chiefdoms of the Ababda, Amarar, and Bisharin issued a joint statement to distance themselves from violent protests against the peace agreement orchestrated by the Supreme Council of Beja Tribes, headed by the Hadendawa tribal leader, Sayid  Turk.

 The three tribes allege that Turk, who was close to the former regime, is implementing a counter-revolutionary plan aiming to destabilise eastern Sudan. They also criticised the Supreme Council of Beja Tribes saying it was not formed in the name of Beja chiefdoms, and that they do not accept being represented “by an illusory body that does not exist on the ground."

 The three tribes accused Turk of “falsehood and political deception”