KHARTOUM, Sudan
When will the Sudanese ruling
junta and civilian groups establish a civilian-led transitional government?
The signatories of the deal
set to organize a gradual transfer of power to civilians known as Framework
agreement, have missed a deadline to advance towards a return to democracy.
According to a timeline set up
by the parties, a
new prime minister and institutions of the transitional authority should have
been announced on Tuesday (Apr. 11).
The deadline lapsed after the
parties twice failed to sign a final transition deal over disagreements on the
integration of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) into the army.
The point of contention
between the two forces concerns the "command and control" of the
committee tasked with overseeing the reorganization, Yassir Arman, a member of
an umbrella group of pro-democracy factions wrote on Twitter Wednesday (Apr.
5). Neither the army nor the RSF responded to The Associated Press’ request for
comment.
Divisions between Sudan's
deputy leader - who is the RSF commander- and the military chief and de facto
head of Sudan, raises fears of confrontations between the army and the RSF.
In recent weeks, both forces
have amassed troops and weapons in and around Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. The
army has greatly ramped up its presence in the city center, parking armored
vehicles at nearly all junctions leading to the country’s presidential palace.
Beyond the generals, other
challenges remain.
The Framework agreement signed
last December has been contested on the streets. Political
players, from former rebel leaders to grassroots pro-democracy networks,
remain opposed to the deal despite brokered efforts to draw them in.
Sudan has been plunged into
chaos after a military coup, in October 2021 removed a government. - BBC
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