SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - Juba Declaration violates Sudan’s transitional constitution, says FFC official

29/9/19: Sudan Tribune - Juba Declaration violates Sudan’s transitional constitution, says FFC official

 Sudan Tribune reports that Wajdi Saleh, a Forces of Freedom and Change spokesman, said that The Juba Declaration for peace in Sudan has violated the transitional constitution, as it stipulates that the appointment of state governors may be postponed until the signing of a peace agreement.

 In line with ’The Juba Declaration of Confidence Building Measures and the Preparation for Negotiation’, the Sudanese government and the armed groups agreed to delay the formation of the transitional parliament and the appointment of state governors until the conclusion of the peace process.

 "No Sudanese official…shall be allowed to enter agreements violating the Constitutional Document, which is the supreme law,” said Saleh.

 However, Saleh added that the FFC is willing to amend the Constitutional Document if there is an agreement to do so.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - Al-Nur renews rejection to join Sudan’s peace process after meeting Hamdok

29/9/19: Sudan Tribune - Al-Nur renews rejection to join Sudan’s peace process after meeting Hamdok

 Sudan Tribune reports that Abdel Wahid al-Nur, leader of the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement, has reiterated his refusal to join Sudan’s peace negotiations, saying that he does not recognize the transitional government, or the Constitutional Declaration upon which it was established.

 Al-Nur reiterated that the transitional government must first disband government militias, compensate for conflict-affected civilians and return land grabbed under al-Bashir’s regime, as well as handing him over to the International Criminal Court.

 The Sudanese government says that resolving conflict in Sudan’s peripheries is its top priority, but the SLM’s view is that change must occur in Khartoum first. Al-Nur has called for a referendum on the transitional constitution and its institutions.