A large joint force of paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, army soldiers, and other Sudanese security forces has been deployed along the border with the Central African Republic (CAR). Brig Gen Abshar Jibril Balayil, Commander of the joint force, told Sudan News Agency (SUNA) from Um Dukhun in Central Darfur on Wednesday that the force was …
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The use of violence against protesters continues “as in former years”, retired Police Lt Col El Tayeb Osman El Samani told Radio Dabanga and explained that “the police are still controlled by believes and behaviour inherited from the former regime,” posing a challenge to meaningful reforms.
A preparatory workshop on governance issues in eastern Sudan, organised by the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), concluded with several recommendations and discussed a “social reconciliation process”. The issue of eastern Sudan is one of the five outstanding ‘thorny’ issues that still require negotiations for the Final Agreement between an alliance of civilian forces and Sudan’s …
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The parties and groups that signed the Framework Agreement with the military junta in Khartoum on December 5 say they reject the Egyptian initiative for an inter-Sudanese dialogue platform to be held in Cairo. “The dialogue process was agreed upon in advance and cannot be changed at the last moment,” a spokesperson said.
The recent increases in service fees are illegal because they are not based on a law and have not been approved by a legislative body, says lawyer El Moez Hazrat. Former rebel leader Yassir Arman also denounced the increases. Finance Minister Jibril Ibrahim denied being responsible for raises of fees and taxes in the states. …
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