SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Reuters - Sudan rebel leader says government agreed to open access for aid

21/10/19: Reuters - Sudan rebel leader says government agreed to open access for aid, by Denis Dumo

 Reuters reports that Sudan has agreed to open humanitarian access to war-torn areas of the country for the first time in eight years as part of a new roadmap enabling suspended peace talks to resume, according to Sudan Revolutionary Front deputy leader Yasir Arman.

 “We are expecting that the humanitarian situation is going to improve in Darfur, Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile,” Arman said, noting that al-Bashir’s government has refused to open humanitarian access for 8 years.

 “We believe we have a partner in Khartoum and there’s a new environment created by the revolution,” he added.

 After signing the agreement, Himedti said that: “peace is the ultimate goal of the government of Sudan…I appeal to the International Community to support the process.”