SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga – Rebel factions reject 'distorted' Sudan peace agreement

4/10/2020: Radio Dabanga – Rebel factions reject 'distorted' Sudan peace agreement

 Radio Dabanga report that the Armed Struggle Movements (ASM) coalition, consisting of eight Sudanese rebel groups, said it is not concerned with the outcomes of the peace agreement, describing it as “incomplete and distorted”.

 ASM stated it is not committed to any plans outlined in the peace agreement, citing “the double standard approach,” whereby certain groups were allegedly excluded from negotiations after “comrades of the struggle were divided into first and second degree fighters based on an incorrect evaluation of the situation”.

 Not part of ASM, the New Justice and Equality Movement (NJEM) led by Mansour Arbab, and the Revolutionary Awakening Council (RAC) headed by imprisoned former janjaweed leader Musa Hilal said they reject the “Juba deal” as it: “contains halfway solutions, fragments crucial issues, and [its] outcomes will prolong war, undermining true efforts to create a comprehensive and just peace.”