February 1 - 2021 DABANGA SUDAN
The Juba Peace Agreement is signed while the country is drowning - cartoon by Omar Dafallah (RD)
The signing of the Juba Peace Agreement in October was a glimmer of hope for a peaceful future in Sudan, however, there has been little immediate relief to the general public from ongoing economic woes, and chronic shortages of basic commodities such as bread and fuel. This was exacerbated by the second wave of COVID-19 infections.
Protests against the shortages, the March of the Millions expressing dissatisfaction with the slow pace of implementing the aims of the revolution, and frustration and concerns about security issues were widespread. The terms of the Juba agreement were also not welcomed everywhere, and the Eastern Sudan protocol of the agreement triggered clashes.
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December 22 - 2020 DJIBOUTI / KHARTOUM
Opening session of the IGAD project to develope a strategy to counter violent extremism in Eastern Africa, Khartoum, 4 September 2016 (UNDP)
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) called on all Sudanese parties to fully implement the Juba Peace Agreement and form the long-awaited Legislative Council in their final statement at the IGAD’s thirty-eighth summit this Sunday in Djibouti.
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The different heads of state of the IGAD countries, a grouping of seven East African countries, met in Djibouti for the summit on Sunday, which was chaired by Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok.
The summit stressed the importance of prioritising stability and unity in Ethiopia and welcomed Ethiopia s permission for humanitarian aid organisations to reach the Tigray region. The summit also sought to reduce diplomatic tension between Somalia and Kenya.
December 18 - 2020 KHARTOUM
The Transitional Partners Council (TPC) held its first session at the Republican Palace in Khartoum
yesterday to clarify working regulations, according to amendments made to the Constitutional Document under the Juba Peace Agreement, signed on October 3.
The first session of the TPC was chaired by Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, in the presence of the Prime Minister, Abdallah Hamdok, and representatives of the parties to the political agreement and the parties to the peace process.
The council’s spokesperson, Maryam El Sadig, daughter of the late El Sadig El Mahdi, said that the council is currently issuing internal regulations to organise work.