SUDAN NEWS ALERT: AP – Sudan’s government, rebels start peace talks in Juba

14/10/19: AP – Sudan’s government, rebels start peace talks in Juba, by Samy Magdy

 AP reports that Sudan’s new transitional government met with rebel leaders in Juba, kicking off peace talks aimed at ending Sudan’s civil wars.

 South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir is hosting the talks.

Achieving peace is crucial to the transitional government in Sudan. It has counted on ending the wars with rebels in order to revive the country’s battered economy through slashing the military spending, which takes up much of the national budget.

 The government delegation will be led by Himedti. Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of Sudan’s sovereign council, also arrived in Juba, alongside Egypt’s Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.