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- Restoration of civilian rule in Sudan entered a new phase when presidents of Sudan and Uganda met and discussed issues including how to end the civil disobedience
Sudan’s army ruler General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan was in Uganda recently (last Thursday) where he met with the Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. The two leaders discussed the political crisis in Sudan and stressed bilateral cooperation in the economic, political, and military fields.
Sudan has been rocked by near-daily demonstrations demanding restoration of civilian government. The army overthrew the civilian government headed by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok recently. The Sudanese president told his host that the crisis in the country could be resolved through dialogue and reconciliation involving all parties. In the meantime, Museveni emphasized the need to form a transitional government made up of technocrats.
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The opposition parties in Sudan are divided. There are parties which support the military junta. This makes the negotiations for restoration of civilian rule difficult. However, the sections that are involved in the civil disobedience move was committed to continue wit the movement till civilian government is restored.
