Sudanese ruling military junta and civilian groups have missed the deadline set on Tuesday, April 11, to form a civilian-led transitional government over disagreements on security reforms and other issues, reported The BBC.
In December last year, the Sudanese ruling junta and civilian groups agreed on a political framework agreement aimed at the restoration of a civilian-led government. The final agreement was planned to be signed on April 1, but, it was delayed until April 6. On Thursday, the signing was delayed again for a second time.
According to the timeline, a new prime minister and other officials of a civilian-led government would have been announced on Tuesday. But, unfortunately, the parties failed to meet the deadline.
As per reports, a joint committee from the military and RSF, which was set up to discuss contentious issues, suspended the talks for further consultations.
The delay in signing of the final agreement is due to a difference in opinion between Sudanese deputy leader and RSF commander Gen Hamdan Dagalo (Hemeti) and military chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, over the timeline for integrating the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) into the military.
Last week, the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk sounded an alarm at Sudan’s tense situation. He made an appeal to all Sudanese groups to boost efforts to restore a civilian-led government in the country.
He appealed to the military and civilian leaders to only focus on the common interests of the people of Sudan. He added that as many positive steps have already been taken towards the signing of a final agreement, all efforts must now aim to get the political transition back on the right path.
The UN official appealed to all to work together on security sector reform to avoid any more delays in the signing of the final political deal.
