SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - El Burhan announces Sudan's Transitional Partners Council members

4/12/2020: Radio Dabanga - El Burhan announces Sudan's Transitional Partners Council members

 Radio Dabanga report that the chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council, Lt Gen Abdelfattah al-Burhan, has issued a decision to form a Transitional Partners Council (TPC) of 29 members.

 The TPC will consist of six military members, the prime minister, 13 members from the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), and nine rebel group members who were signatories of the Juba Peace Agreement.

 The aim of the Council “is to direct the transitional period in a way that serves the supreme interests of Sudan, to resolve differences in viewpoints between the various parties, and to mobilise the necessary support for the success of the transitional period,“ according to the press release from the Sovereign Council.

 FFC representatives include Mohamed Naji al-Asam of the Sudanese Professionals Association and Omar al-Digair of the Sudanese Congress Party. The sixth military seat has been reserved for Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo, Deputy Commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).