Sun 21 November 2021:
After last month’s military coup, Sudan’s military aims to reinstate deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and release arrested civilian leaders, according to mediators.
Fadlallah Burma Nasir, head of the Umma Party, confirmed the deal to reporters on Sunday. A group of Sudanese mediators also released a statement on the agreement.
“A political agreement has been reached between General Burhan, Abdalla Hamdok, political forces and civil society organisations for Hamdok’s return to his position, and the release of political detainees,” said Nasir.
Hamdok will form an independent cabinet of technocrats and all political detainees will be released under the deal between the military and political parties, Nasir said.
Nasir added that he took part in a meeting late on Saturday in which mediators reached the agreement.
The Sovereign Council will hold a meeting on Sunday before announcing the deal, said a source with knowledge of the talks.
The agreement comes more than three weeks since General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan derailed Sudan’s transition towards civilian rule with a military coup.
“The agreement will be officially announced later today after the signing of its terms and the accompanying political declaration,” it said.
On October 25, al-Burhan declared a state of emergency, dissolved the interim government, and arrested the civilian leadership – drawing widespread international condemnation and provoking people to take to the streets.
Hamdok was placed under house arrest when the military seized power.
The takeover ended a transitional partnership between the military and civilian groups that helped topple former President Omar al-Bashir in 2019.
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