SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune – Hamdok-Hilu’s preliminary accord needs to be endorsed by Sudan parties: statement
Sudan Tribune report that Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok said the deal struck with Abdelaziz al-Hilu, factional leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, is a "preliminary" agreement that will not be effective before its approval by "the relevant institutions."
Following meetings in Ethiopia, Hamdok and al-Hilu signed a joint accord addressing disputes over the relationship between religion and the state and the right to self-determination. The deal faced criticism from Islamist groups who considered it a final agreement on the separation of religion from the state.
In a statement, Hamdok’s office said the agreement merely specified the main issues that should be on the negotiating table and that the agreement would be endorsed by channels and the concerned bodies on both sides.”
The statement added that the agreement will become binding after discussion and approval by the relevant institutions, with formal negotiations resuming after progression in the informal negotiations.