In Sudan, the army led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane on Thursday (April 13th) described as a "dangerous turn" the deployment in cities of the paramilitaries of General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo, the latest episode in the rivalry between the two men in command since their coup in 2021.
In recent days, as civilians and the international community were forced to agree to a further postponement of the signing of a political agreement that was supposed to break the deadlock in the country – because of differences between the two men – many observers reported the arrival of tanks and men in several cities, including Khartoum.
On Thursday, the army confirmed "mobilization and deployment in the capital and other cities, on the orders of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) command", the feared ex-militiamen of Darfur under the orders of General Daglo, known as "Hemedti".
These movements were ordered "without the approval or any coordination with the command of the armed forces", she accused, saying "sound the alarm" in the face of "a dangerous and historic turning point".
'Security risks'
This deployment "increases security risks," it said in its statement issued in response to the RSF who earlier assured "deploy to maintain security and stability" in full coordination with the army.
The future of the paramilitaries is now the main issue in Sudan: any return to democratic transition is suspended until their integration into the regular troops.
If the army does not refuse it, it still wants to impose its conditions of admission and limit their incorporation in time. General Daglo, for his part, calls for broad inclusion and, above all, his place within the General Staff.
It is this dispute that is still blocking the return to the transition demanded by the international community to resume its aid to Sudan, one of the poorest countries in the world.
With AFP
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