SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - Tribal leaders arrested over North Darfur violence

9/3/2021: Radio Dabanga - Tribal leaders arrested over North Darfur violence

 

Radio Dabanga report that the security committee in charge of dealing with the escalated security situation in Saraf Omra, North Darfur, have arrested 10 leaders from Fur and Tama tribes. Bloody clashes took place in the town which killed 11 people and wounded dozens more. Negotiations continued between the two tribes under the supervision of the committee.

 

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)* said that 16 families and a total of 74 individuals had been displaced after their homes were burned during the clashes. In their report, the IDMC stated that the people found refuge in the homes of relatives but that there was an urgent need for shelter, food, and aid.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga – US delegation: Sudan ‘soon’ to be removed from terrorism list

9/3/2020: Radio Dabanga – US delegation: Sudan ‘soon’ to be removed from terrorism list

 Radio Dabanga reports that US Treasury Assistant Secretary Marshall Billingsley said that the removal of Sudan from the US list of State Sponsors of Terrorism “is a matter of time,” with committees working on the case.

 Billingsey said he hoped that Sudan “can be removed soon.”

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Reuters - Sudan's information minister: 'terror attempts' to be dealt with decisively

9/3/2020: Reuters - Sudan's information minister: 'terror attempts' to be dealt with decisively

 Reuters reports that Sudan’s information minister Faisal Mohammed Salih said that “terror attempts” and the dismantling of the old regime were matters that would be dealt with decisively.

 Salih labelled the attempt on Prime Minister Hamdok’s convoy “a terrorist attack.” He added that investigations are ongoing to determine who was behind the attack.

SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: AP - Sudan’s youth protesters await justice amid frail transition

9/3/2020: AP - Sudan’s youth protesters await justice amid frail transition, by Samy Magdy

 AP’s feature piece explores growing youth disillusion at the transitional government, with growing frustrations at the lack of opportunities and justice for killed protesters.

 Farida, 26, an underemployed graduate, “like many people” predicts the return of protests unless the youth unemployment rate falls, as “prices are skyrocketing.”

 Al-Amin Ali, 30, also underemployed, says the transitional government “is far from meeting the basic demands of the uprising — justice for previous crimes, and a decent standard of living,” rendering emigration “the only chance of success.”

 Youssef al-Sewahly, 19, said “our trust in the military is zero, we do not expect anything from them.” He added that his support for the transitional government hinges on whether those responsible for violence on demonstrators are prosecuted.

 However, Nabil Adib, who leads the government investigation into the June 3 2019 massacre admits that his commission lacks the resources and capabilities to guarantee witness protection.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources – Sudan PM Hamdok survives assassination attempt in Khartoum

9/3/2020: Multiple sources – Sudan PM Hamdok survives assassination attempt in Khartoum

 Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survived an assassination attempt after a motorcade carrying the armoured vehicle he was in was struck by an explosion and sustained gunfire as it approached Cooper Bridge in the capital Khartoum shortly after 9am.

 In its claim of responsibility, the Sudanese Islamic Youth Movement, which sometimes refers to itself as the “Sudanese Taliban”, called Hamdok “an American agent”.

 Hamdok tweeted that the attempt “will not stand in the way of our transition…it is an additional push to the wheel of change.”

 Khalid Omar, a prominent activist and secretary general of the Sudanese Congress party, said the attempt on Hamdok’s life was a new chapter in the conspiracy against the Sudanese revolution.

 The statement by the Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and Change called on people “to take to the streets to show our unity and cohesion … and protect the transitional authority”.