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Sudan
The five ministers making life difficult for Hamdok

When he ousted the prime minister on 25 October, General al-Burhan chose to keep on board the government members of the rebel groups signatory to the Juba agreement, whose presence is proving troublesome for the prime minister as he picks out a new team. [...]

Published on 14.12.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Abdalla Hamdok
Abdallah Yahia
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Butahina Ibrahim Dinar
European Union
Gibril Ibrahim
Justice and Equality Movement
Malik Agar
Minni Minnawi
Mohamed Adam
Mohamed Bashir Abu Nemou
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Al-Hilu and al-Nur rebels come out of the woodwork

Rebel faction leaders Abdelaziz al-Hilu and Abdulwahid al-Nur, who had until now kept a relatively low profile, are negociating with other political factions to claw back control of the national dialogue from the head of the UN mission Volker Perthes.

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Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North leader Abdelaziz al-Hilu.

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Burhan and Hemeti keep a tight hold on power in Khartoum

Now in total control, General Burhan and his deputy "Hemeti" form a duo that is holding together the regime currently in charge of Sudan. On paper, they have nothing in common. Burhan is a career soldier, while Hemeti is a militiaman turned politician.

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Generals Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

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Hamdok remains poker faced regarding political intentions

Several groups, certain in competition with one another, have formed around the prime minister and are working to establish a framework for government action. However Abdallah Hamdok, who returned to his post at the end of November, remains tight-lipped and has not yet arbitrated between his various advisers.

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Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok.

Sudan
Washington sets tough conditions for $700m in promised aid

The United States was the first to take punitive measures against Khartoum after the 25 October coup d'état. The State Department has since made the return of its aid conditional on the implementation of a four-phase plan.

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Inner circles | Sudan
Burhan strengthens his grip on power through new sovereignty council

By setting up a new sovereignty council, whose first members he announced last week, the putschist general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has taken firm control of the country's institutions and rid himself of a civilian component that had become cumbersome.

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Sudan
Darfur leadership portfolios up for grabs

Following the appointment of a new government and three new members of the Sovereign Council, the rebel leaders who signed the 3 October peace accord are vying for the last remaining posts in the administration.

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Will Sudan's lost legions return to Darfur from Libya and Yemen?

The Darfur rebels and their sworn enemies, the Janjaweed militias, who are currently serving as auxiliaries on the battle fronts in Libya and Yemen, have been invited by their commanders to return to Darfur following the signing of a peace agreement in early October.

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Signing of the Juba agreement on October 3, 2020. On the left, Asam Saeed (Baja Opposition Alliances), in the center Minni Minawi (Sudan Liberation Army), on the right Jibril Ibrahim (Justice and Equality Movement).

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Hamdok remains poker faced regarding political intentions

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Washington sets tough conditions for $700m in promised aid

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