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Sudan’s ruling party warns against attempts to break the law

Mar 20 2014
Sudan
Source: 
Sudan Tribune

The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) warned today against attempts to instigate lawlessness under the pretext of freedom and stressed that Sudan has more freedom available to its citizens than many other countries.

The head of the NCP organisational bureau, Hamed Sideeg, said in press statements following a meeting of the party’s leadership council on Thursday that they support freedom of expression for all people without exception.

Bashir could be “neutral” figure in national dialogue process: NCP

Mar 19 2014
Sudan
Source: 
Sudan Tribune

The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) said that its chairman president Omer Hassan al-Bashir could be a neutral figure in the dialogue between the NCP and opposition parties should all sides agree on him as an authority for the process.

Badria Suleiman, a leading NCP figure, said at a political forum in Khartoum that the meetings that took place between Bashir and other political forces were made in his capacity as the president and not the NCP top man.

Sudan opposition alliance refuses to accept government’s dialogue initiative

Mar 17 2014
Sudan
Source: 
Sudan Tribune

Sudan’s opposition alliance known as the National Consensus Forces (NCF) has renewed its rejection of the national dialogue initiative launched by the ruling National Congress Party (NCP).

The NCF said the NCP continues to violate basic rights of political action in the country besides stripping political parties of rights guaranteed by the law and the constitution.

Top government officials request meeting with Darfuri tribal leader

Mar 16 2014
Sudan
Source: 
Sudan Tribune

Senior Sudanese officials have made a request to meet the leader of the Darfurian Arab Mahameed clan and MP, Musa Hilal, to convince him to end his undeclared mutiny in North Darfur state and stop bloody attacks carried out by his militias against the army.

Hilal’s forces seized five areas in North Darfur state following clashes against government troops over the last few weeks. The tribal leader is currently living in one of those areas after leaving Khartoum a year earlier.

Bashir, Turabi agree to speed up preparations for national dialogue

Mar 14 2014
Sudan
Source: 
Sudan Tribune

Sudanese president Omer Al-Bashir met on Friday evening with Hassan Al-Turabi, leader of the Islamist opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP) for the first time since the political falling out between the two men in 1999 which led to the split of the ruling party.

Bashir and the godfather of his regime during the first ten years agreed to accelerate the preparation for the holding of the national dialogue with the participation of all the political and social components of the country.

SPLM-N to seriously consider AUPSC decision on talks with Khartoum: Arman

Mar 14 2014
Sudan
Source: 
Sudan Tribune

The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/North (SPLM-N) chief negotiator, Yasir Arman, has said they would seriously consider the recent decision made by the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) regarding negotiations with the Sudanese government.

The rebel leader expressed hope that the decision would help warring parties to reach a "just, comprehensive, and lasting peace".

Sudan’s NUP leader blasts government over Darfur crisis

Mar 13 2014
Sudan
Source: 
Sudan Tribune

The National Umma Party (NUP) leader a;-Sadiq al-Mahdi criticized the government’s policies in the western region of Darfur saying it has worked to tear the social fabric and transforming the conflict from a local traditional one to a national and international issue which led to a deteriorating situation despite the conclusion of bilateral agreements with some armed factions.

He argued that the Abuja and Doha agreements have failed to bring peace because they did not address the root causes of the problem, the lack of security and non-fulfillment of donor promises.

SPLM-N calls for inclusion of 28 June agreement in Sudan’s new peace roadmap

Mar 10 2014
Sudan
Source: 
Sudan Tribune

The Sudan People Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) has called on the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUSPC) to include the 28 June agreement in a new decision it is preparing to issue on the resolution of armed conflicts in Sudan.

The AUPSC was briefed on Monday by the head of the AU High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), Thabo Mbeki, on his decision to suspend peace talks between the Sudanese government and the SPLM-N, aimed at ending the three-year conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states.

Sudan’s Bashir to begin meetings with political parties on Monday

Mar 09 2014
Sudan
Source: 
Sudan Tribune

 The leading figure at the Sudanese Communist Party (SCP), Sideeg Youssef, denied that his party received an official invitation from the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) to engage in dialogue.

He belied statements made by a senior official at Sudan’s Council of Ministers on Sunday in which he mentioned that the SCP is among those which will meet with president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir on Monday.

Sudan’s SCP proposes 60-day suspension of laws restricting freedoms

Mar 08 2014
Sudan
Source: 
Sudan Tribune

The Sudanese Communist Party (SCP) has announced its readiness to engage in dialogue with the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) provided the government ends civil wars and creates an environment conducive for dialogue.

The SCP leading figure, Sideeg Youssef, said in a talk show broadcasted by the state-run Radio Omdurman on Friday that the lack of freedom of expression and opinion is the major obstacle to his party’s acceptance of the NCP call for dialogue.

Sudan’s ruling NCP steps up pressure on opposition alliance to join national dialogue

Mar 05 2014
Sudan
Source: 
Sudan Tribune

Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) is stepping up efforts to convince opposition alliance known as the National Consensus Forces (NCF) to take part in national dialogue aimed at resolving the country’s crisis.

In late January, Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir delivered a live televised speech to the nation in which he announced a four-point plan for reform “to stop the war and bring peace, free political society, fight against poverty and revitalise national identity”.

Sudanese presidency to reveal dialogue mechanisms in two weeks

Mar 04 2014
Sudan
Source: 
Sudan Tribune

The Sudanese presidency has said the mechanism for holding national dialogue, which was called for by president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir, will be announced within two weeks.

Late January, Bashir delivered a speech in which he announced a four-point plan for reform "to stop the war and bring peace, free political society, fight against poverty and revitalise national identity", calling for political forces to engage in dialogue to agree on the implementation items though he did not specify practical steps to do so.

New Lakes state cabinet sworn in amid SPLM boycott

Mar 04 2014
Sudan
Source: 
Sudan Tribune

Lakes state military caretaker Governor Maj-Gen Matur Chut Dhuol has sworn in his newly appointed ministers on Tuesday despite the senior figures from the ruling party - Sudan people’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) - boycotting the ceremony.

The swearing in ceremony was organised by the Lakes State government secretariat general office without the normal procedure of notifying the SPLM office in Rumbek in regard to swearing in of the newly appointed ministers.

Khartoum critical of SPLM-N demands for new humanitarian talks

Mar 04 2014
Sudan
Source: 
Sudan Tribune

The Sudanese government has slammed demands by the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) for negotiations on a new humanitarian deal to cease hostilities and deliver food to affected civilians in South Kordofan and Blue Nile state.

In a response to a draft framework agreement proposed by the African Union mediation, the SPLM-N called for direct talks on a cessation of hostilities and the modalities of aid delivery on the basis of international humanitarian law.

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