Day: December 9, 2022

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Violence in West Kordofan, impunity for perpetrators said to be Al Bashir-affiliates

A soldier and a young woman were shot dead in El Nehoud locality, West Kordofan, yesterday. The incident drew widespread condemnation and demands to dismiss the local police chief. Locals say the incident is related to recent violence by Omar Al Bashir allies.

A soldier and a young woman were shot dead by unknown assailants in En Nehoud, the locality’s capital town, yesterday. The incident drew widespread condemnation and demands to dismiss the town’s police chief.

Various listeners told Radio Dabanga that unknown gunmen shot a military intelligence officer and a woman dead in the southern part of En Nehoud on Wednesday evening.

The sources said that the attack is related to the violence the town witnessed in the past days.

They strongly criticised the silence of the police regarding the attacks and therefore called for the dismissal of the police chief.

En Nehoud violence

Salah Mohamedi told Radio Dabanga that a group of masked men carrying Kalashnikovs and sticks stormed El Nehoud Hospital on Tuesday and severely beat one of the doctors on duty in the emergency department. They also terrorised the staff and patients in the wards before robbing them.

Mohamedi explained that the attackers are affiliated with the ousted regime of Omar Al Bashir and aim to create confusion and intimidate the people in the town.

He said that the perpetrators are known to the authorities but that they are able to repeat their crimes with impunity.

In another incident in En Nehoud, ‘outlaws’ severely beat up a policeman on Wednesday.

Eyewitnesses told Radio Dabanga that policeman Ali Atiyatallah was arresting one of the suspects inside the El Salam Club. His companions beat the policeman with sticks until he lost consciousness.

Muglad incident

In the West Kordofan town of Muglad, in Abyei-Muglad locality, trader Ahmed Wadelsheikh was shot on Tuesday.

Salah Mohamedi told Radio Dabanga that three gunmen stormed the ice factory owned by Wadelsheikh and beat up one of the workers with their rifle butts. They then stormed the office of Wadelsheikh.

A firefight took place, and the factory owner was shot in the leg. The attackers fled.

South Kordofan protest

Angry people in Habila, South Kordofan, staged a protest march yesterday to denounce an attack by gunmen on the local police chief on Monday.

Mubarak Abukalam explained to Radio Dabanga that the police chief contributed greatly to the extension of security in the locality, making him a problem for some outlaws.

The police chief of Habila was ambushed by a group of gunmen while he was returning from Delling on Monday. The police force accompanying the chief managed to ward off the gunmen, which led to his survival. The attackers escaped.

Source: Radio Dabanga

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International economic support to Sudan will resume after the civilian government: UNSC

Sudanese stakeholders should conclude a final agreement on the formation of a transitional government before resuming international economic support to the country, said the Security Council.

On December 8, the Security Council President Ruchira Kamboj of India issued a statement to welcome the signing of the Sudan Political Framework Agreement on 5 December.

The agreement is the first step in a two-phase process to adopt a transitional constitution that will lead to the formation of a civilian authority and ending a military coup and political crisis triggered by a military coup in October 2021.

“The members of the Security Council welcomed efforts by the signatories to this Political Framework Agreement to garner support from a broad range of Sudanese actors,” read the statement.

The international community and financial institutions suspended economic and financial assistance to Sudan immediately after a coup d’état by Gnerela al-Burhan on October 25, 2021.

Ambassador Kamboj pointed out that the Security Council understand the importance of the resumption of international economic support to Sudan which is experiencing a severe economic crisis.

The members of the Security Council “underscored that a concerted effort to finalize negotiations and reach agreement on the formation of a civilian-led transitional Government was essential to address Sudan’s urgent humanitarian and economic challenges,” she added.

In remarks delivered at the Council meeting on Sudan on December 7, Sudan’s ambassador to the UN, al-Harith Idriss Mohamed called on the international community to support his government to deal with the deteriorating economic situation in Sudan and remove the weapons embargo and individual sanctions on Sudanese individuals.

Mohamed called to support his government to implement the contested Juba peace agreement and to provide humanitarian assistance to the displaced people and foreign refugees in Sudan.

He voiced Sudan’s hope for “closer cooperation with international financial institutions and development assistance from bilateral partners”.

Kamboj emphasized the need to create a conducive environment before resuming the talks on the sticky issues the stakeholders agreed to discuss within a month. She further called on the non-signatory groups to join the framework deal and take part in the process.

Also, the statement called to start without delay the second phase to address critical issues in collaboration with the tripartite facilitation mechanism.

Source: Sudan Tribune