Sudan is trying to turn the tide of war a month after the signing of a peace agreement between the government and major rebel groups. On Sunday, some leaders of these armed movements returned to the country. They were greeted by the Prime Minister.
Thousands of them gathered in central Khartoum for the return of these rebel leaders. A jubilant audience singing to celebrate the peace agreement. “We were looking forward to this day,” said Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok as he greeted the leaders of the various armed movements.
For some, this visit is the first in Khartoum in almost 20 years. “From today, we will be part of the transitional government,” said al-Hadi Idris, leader of the Sudanese Revolutionary Front, a coalition of rebel groups. And we will take the consequences of his policies, “he added. “We have come to materialize the peace agreement on the ground,” said Minni Minnawi, leader of a faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement.
The rebel leaders also met General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the Sovereign Council, which is the highest authority responsible for monitoring the transition.
The return of these rebel leaders is seen as an important first step in the implementation of the peace agreement signed last month. The various parties must now go down to form a new government and a new sovereign council that will include these rebel leaders.
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