Sudan: rebel leaders return to Khartoum welcomed by the Prime Minister
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.
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Sudan is trying to turn the page on war a month after the signing of a peace accord between the government and major rebel groups.
This Sunday, some leaders of these armed movements returned to the country.
They were greeted by the Prime Minister.
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Thousands of them gathered in central Khartoum for the return of these rebel leaders.
A jubilant crowd singing to celebrate the peace agreement.
"
We were looking forward to this day
," Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said as he greeted the leaders of the various armed movements.
For some, this visit is the first to Khartoum in almost 20 years.
"
From today we will be part of the transitional government
," said al-Hadi Idris, leader of the Sudanese Revolutionary Front, a coalition of rebel groups.
And we will assume the consequences of his policy,
”he added.
"
We have come to materialize the peace agreement on the ground,
" said Minni Minnawi, head of a faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement.
The rebel leaders also met
with General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
, the head of the Sovereign Council, which is the highest body of power responsible for overseeing the transition.
This return of these rebel leaders is seen as an important first step in the implementation of the peace agreement signed last month.
The different parties will now have to tackle the formation of a new government and a new Sovereign Council that will include these rebel leaders.
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