Sudanese civilian groups and the ruling junta have missed a deadline to form a civilian-led transitional government amid disagreements on security reforms and other issues.
According to a timeline set up by the parties, a new prime minister and other posts should have been announced on Tuesday.
The deadline lapsed after the parties twice failed to sign a final transition deal over disagreements on the integration of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) into the army.
A joint committee from the military and RSF, which was set up to discuss contentious issues, reportedly suspended the talks for one day for further consultations, Al-Intibaha website reported.
Meanwhile, the RSF has reportedly sent “about 14 armoured vehicles” to the capital, Khartoum, “in anticipation of any emergency”, Paris-based Sudan Tribune news site reported.
Citing an unnamed RSF official, the Sudan Tribune said that the vehicles had been stationed in Zurq locality on the border with Libya and were on their way to Khartoum “as part of RSF’s plans to deploy its forces in the city”.
The Sudanese army and the RSF have in recent weeks been mobilising their troops in the capital.
It follows divisions between Sudan’s deputy leader – who is the RSF commander Gen Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemeti – and military chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, raising fears of confrontations between the army and the RSF.
Source – BBC News
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