Al-Burhan, opposition sign agreement for transitional civil authority
2 Min Read
An appointment of a prime minister is expected alongside a transitional period of two years and a general election.
-
Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (AFP)
Monday witnessed a signed agreement between the leader of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, representatives of Sudan's opposition alliance Forces for Freedom and Change, and heads of other opposition movements.
The political agreement provides the structure to form a transitional civil authority in Sudan, according to national media. An appointment of a prime minister is expected alongside a transitional period of two years and a general election.
The October 25, 2021, coup led by al-Burhan, saw the military taking over the state two years after Sudan witnessed a military coup in April 2019, sparked by mass protests amid a profound economic crisis and a steep decrease in living conditions. However, last year's coup curtailed the transition to civilian rule launched after its predecessor coup.
Ethnic clashes between the Hausa people and other groups go back to July since the Hausa community had filed a request for the establishment of a "civil authority", which worried rival groups over the Hausa group gaining access to land.
Up until early October, the death toll was recorded at 149, the number of wounded at 124, and an estimated 65,000 have been displaced, according to the UN.
Al-Burhan issued a nationwide decree on November 28 freezing the activity of trade unions, professionals' unions, and the Sudanese Businessmen General Union, the state-run SUNA news agency reported. As per the decree, he decided to establish a commission to form governing bodies for trade union committees and professional federations, the report revealed.
