SUDAN NEWS ALERT: AP - Sudan’s generals, pro-democracy group ink deal to end crisis
AP report that Sudan’s military coup leaders and the main pro-democracy group (the Forces of Freedom and Change Central Council) signed a deal to establish a civilian-led transitional government.
However, AP note that the deal “appears to leave many thorny issues unresolved” and lacks the support of key political forces, including the grassroots pro-democracy Resistance Committees.
AP add that while the deal envisions Sudan’s military stepping back from politics by forming part of a new ”security and defense council” under the appointed prime minister, “it does not address how to reform the armed forces, saying only they should be unified and controls should be imposed on military-owned companies”.
Kholood Khair, founding director of Confluence Advisory think-tank, said: “realistically none of these complex processes can be dealt with within a transitional time frame of two years”.