Blitz Bureau
KHARTOUM: Amid the civil war, the Foreign Ministry associated with the Sudanese Army has proposed a strategy for conducting elections. The initiative includes establishing a transitional Government, appointing a civilian Prime Minister, and facilitating a national dialogue with civil society, according to a report published in africanews.com.
Sudan’s military leader, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, mentioned that Sudan has proposed a potential “roadmap” that includes a “constitutional transition” and the possibility of free elections in the future. He noted that a national dialogue would involve all significant factions and conflicting parties within the country.
Sudan has been in turmoil since April of last year when rising tensions between the military and the Rapid Support Forces erupted into widespread conflict.
Summit on Gaza Burhan expressed his strong backing for Arab leaders’ reconstruction initiatives for Gaza during a summit in Cairo.
He reiterated Sudan’s “steadfast support for the Palestinian people” in their pursuit of an independent state in line with the two-state solution. “We firmly oppose any initiatives that seek to displace our Palestinian brothers from their homeland under any guise, as this poses a threat to Arab national security and to regional and global stability,” he emphasized.
At the summit, Arab leaders endorsed Egypt’s post-war strategy for the Gaza Strip, which aims to allow the approximately two million Palestinians to remain, countering US President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the area and transform it into a beach resort. The approval of the $53 billion plan by Arab leaders in Cairo was a clear rejection of Trump’s vision. The outcomes of the summit were praised by Hamas, dismissed by Israel, and met with a tepid reaction from the Trump administration.
JUBA: The arrest of an Army General from South Sudan’s main Opposition is a “grave violation” of the peace deal that ended a five-year civil war, an Opposition spokesperson told the BBC. Gen Gabriel Duop Lam, said a BBC report, was arrested along with other senior officials of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition. The detainees are allies of Vice-President Riek Machar, whose rift with President Salva Kiir sparked a devastating war in 2013.
