Sudanese security forces are on alert after a new postponement of the transition agreement

7 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –

Sudan’s security forces are on alert for possible riots after the new postponement, this time indefinitely, of the signing of the transition agreement to a civilian government in the African country, currently under military control, due to new discrepancies between the Army and the Rapid Action Forces, the main paramilitary group in the country, regarding the unification of the future Armed Forces.

At the moment, and according to sources from the Arabic daily Asharq al Awsat, the Sudanese forces are in a state of “maximum alert” and all permits have been suspended. The Rapid Action Forces have also mobilized 60,000 of their troops in various parts of the country due to the possibility of protests due to the constant delay in an agreement whose signing was initially scheduled for April 1 and then this past Thursday.

Yesterday’s postponement was confirmed by the Forces for Freedom and Change, one of the main civil movements participating in the revolution that overthrew the dictator Omar al Bashir in 2019, the beginning of a period of political upheavals that tries to close this long-awaited agreement. , pending a resolution of the discrepancies between the country’s military leader, Abdelfatá al Burhan, and the paramilitary leader and number two in the current government structure, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, alias ‘Hemedti’.

The Rapid Action Forces, in addition to calling for their full integration into the future Sudanese Unified Army, had also expressed serious doubts about the presence in the ranks of officers still loyal to Al Bashir.

The spokesman for the Forces for Freedom and Change, Gafer Hasan, already warned at the time about any attempt to abort the transfer of power to a civilian government, amid deep suspicions that the military, despite Al Burhan’s promises , they could claim a share of power in the future Executive.

To this we must add the presence of other groups that oppose the current transition process led by Al Burhan and have decided to undertake alternative negotiations in Cairo, which could end up leading to the constitution of a “parallel government”, as they have warned. members of the so-called Democratic Movement, which could return the country to chaos.

It should be remembered that the radical Islamist leader Mohamed al Jizuli, an opponent of the military, came to assure on March 24 that he already had a possible government of 15 ministers, led by an independent, and with the support of several armed groups that signed the agreement. of Juba peace.