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December 24 - 2020 KHARTOUM
SLM-MM leader Minni Minawi at a UNAMID-IGAD conference in 2013 (UNAMID)
Minni Minawi, head of the split-off Sudan Liberation Movement faction SLM-MM and signatory to the Juba Peace Agreement, said at a press conference in Khartoum yesterday that he is opposed to the withdrawal of the UNAMID peacekeeping mission.
At a press conference, held together with Omar El Degeir, chairman of the Sudanese Congress Party (SCP) and leading member of the Forces for Freedom and Change, Minni Minawi stated that the Sudanese forces, consisting of the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), cannot replace UNAMID.
“UNAMID not only protected civilians, but also played social, economic, and logistical roles,” he said. “Large numbers of Sudanese people have benefited from the mission s activities.”