Article from Radio Tamazuj.org
Date: Saturday, 27 July 2019 - Juba, South Sudan
Sudan's deputy head of military council visits Juba
Photo: General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo speaking to reporters in Juba on Saturday, 27 July, 2019 (Radio Tamazuj)
The deputy head of Sudan's ruling military council arrived Saturday [27 July] in Juba, where he is to meet President Salva Kiir and Sudan rebels.
General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known by his nickname Hemeti, is on his first trip to South Sudan since his appointment as deputy head of Sudan's military council following the April ouster of Omar al-Bashir after months of protests.
His visit comes after members of Sudan's opposition coalition reached what they call a "political deal" in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Hemeti, who also commands a paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces, told reporters that he visited Juba to meet with President Kiir and Sudanese rebel groups.
“We have come to Juba to brief the president on the situation in Sudan. Also, we want to meet with our brother Abdel-Aziz al-Hilu and leaders of armed movements,” Hemeti said.
“I hope that we will find solutions as soon as possible,” he added.
Hemeti was a close ally of Omar al-Bashir, but as anti-government protests escalated in December 2018, his loyalty soon wavered.
Hemeti is the one at the forefront of peace talks with opposition groups.
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Copy of 27 July 2019 by Eric Reeves
(yellow highlighting is his)
#SudanUprising: Although not widely reported, this upcoming meeting in Juba between the #TMC junta, the #FFC, and the SPLM/A-North (al-Hilu) will be one of the most important in determining whether peace at long last comes to Sudan. Al-Hilu deserves strong international support: pic.twitter.com/S7Fu4N1Fi3— Eric Reeves (@sudanreeves) 27 July 2019
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Article from Middle East Monitor.com
Date: 28 June 2019 at 4:11 pm
Sudan’s Alliance for Freedom and Change to visits Juba
The Sudanese opposition alliance Sudan Call announced yesterday [27 June] that a delegation from the Alliance for Freedom and Change will travel to South Sudan to meet with the head of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) Abdel Aziz Al-Helou tomorrow.
A spokesman for Sudan Call Khaled Bahr told the Anadolu Agency that the Alliance for Freedom and Change met to arrange the delegation’s visit to Juba.
He pointed out that Sudan Call also met to select its representatives to the delegation that will travel to Juba.
Since June 2011, SPLM has been fighting the Sudanese government in the states of South Kordofan and the Blue Nile.
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