Hundreds of Sudanese supporters gathered in Khartoum on Sunday to back a political plan backed by army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who led a military coup last year, to end the country’s political turmoil.
Protesters gathered outside the conference site in Sudan’s capital, where sessions concerning the freshly announced programme have been taking place since Saturday.
The Call of the People of Sudan project, endorsed by well-known Sufi religious leader Al-Tayyib Al-Jedd and Dr. Badr, is the latest attempt to end Sudan’s political turmoil.
Al-Burhan met her late last month.
On Sunday, protester Hudhayfa Mohamed told AFP that he supports the concept for national consensus, which he hopes would end Sudan’s problems.
Protester Othman Abdel Rahman remarked that the movement demands for the eradication of sedition and that it brings together many factions from around Sudan, including Sufis and armed groups.
Wad Badr reported that the initiative conference began on Saturday and brought together around 120 political parties, including members of Sufi groups and tribal elders.
The country’s main opposition coalition, the Forces of Freedom and Change, did not attend the conference since members of the transitional body were deposed in the Burhan coup.
Members of the Resistance Committees, unofficial groups that arose during the 2019 anti-former President Omar al-Bashir marches and have persistently resisted the military takeover during subsequent demonstrations, were also missing.
Sudan has been in perpetual upheaval since the October 25 military revolution, despite being one of the poorest countries in the Arab world and entangled in political and economic crises since the fall of previous President Omar al-Bashir in 2019.
According to the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors Against the Coup, this prompted Sudanese to demonstrate on a regular basis since then, demanding an end to military rule, and the demonstrations frequently included violent clashes with security forces, resulting in the deaths of 116 demonstrators.
The worsening economic crisis and security uncertainty have increased the rise in ethnic clashes in outlying areas of the city.
Al-Burhan has long maintained that what happened was a correction of the transitional era route, not a military coup.
On July 4, Al-Burhan said that the military establishment will not participate in the national dialogue called for by the United Nations and the African Union in order to provide room for political and revolutionary forces and to build a government with independent national competencies.
It also featured Al-pronouncement Burhans’ announcement that the Sovereignty Council would be disbanded and a Supreme Council would be formed. Following the establishment of the civilian administration, the Armed Troops from the Armed Forces and Rapid Support will take leadership of the regular forces and be in charge of security and defence.
However, demonstrators and opposition groups disputed Al-announcement.
Burhans
The Forces for Freedom and Change described the news as an open move.
According to Sudan News Agency, Al-Burhan declared in a speech on Sunday in Shendi city, River Nile state, north of Khartoum, Time slips past our fingertips. We think that the proposals will lead to a consensus formula, allowing us to finish the transition process and have free and fair elections.
Hundreds of Sudanese demonstrators take to the streets of Khartoum in favour of Al-political Burhan’s aspiration.
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