- An AU delegation of the African Union Peace and Security Council was in Sudan recently to assess the country’s progress on political and economic reforms.
- The AU team has given approval for Sudan’s transitional plan, including the gradual accommodation of former rebel fighters into the government.
An AU delegation of the African Union Peace and Security Council was in Sudan recently to assess the country’s progress on political and economic reforms. The delegation met leaders of the transitional government of Sudan under Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to review the progress of the transitional plan.
The AU team has given approval for Sudan’s transitional plan, including the gradual accommodation of former rebel fighters into the government. The AU team acknowledged that Khartoum was limping back to democracy. Leader of the AU delegation, Jean Kamau, the Kenyan Permanent Representative to the African Union, told the press in Khartoum that Sudan’s efforts demonstrate how African problems have been addressed by Africans.
Sudan’s AU approval rating came soon after the US announced that Khartoum had paid up its $335 million due to victims of US embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. The payment allows Sudan to trade freely with the world, including access to key credit facilities. Speaking about the development, Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State said that US-Sudan relations can start a new chapter.
Apart from the transitional plan, Sudan faces a host of other challenges. These include the unresolved border tiff with neighbouring Ethiopia, unfinished dam filling agreement with Egypt and Ethiopia, preparing for elections by establishing key institutions and laws, and also implement an economic policy that cushions civilians from further effects of Covid-19.
