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  • Sudanese military, RSF pointing fingers at each other over Ethiopian Embassy bombing

    On Tuesday, there were allegations of mutual accusations between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) regarding the shelling of the Ethiopian Embassy’s premises in Khartoum.

    “Following the brutal attack by the dissolved rebel rapid support militia on the headquarters of the Ethiopian Embassy in Khartoum, the militia issued a miserable statement in a bid to pin its heinous crime on the armed forces,” the Saf said in a statement on Tuesday.

    “Since the beginning of this ongoing war, the armed forces have demonstrated keenness to observe international humanitarian law and ensure the safety of protected objects, including the headquarters of diplomatic missions accredited to the country,” the statement said.

    For its part, the RSF accused the Saf of shelling the Ethiopian embassy headquarters, causing massive destruction to the embassy building, which is located in the Al Amarat neighbourhood of Khartoum.

    “We condemn and regret these barbaric actions targeting vital facilities in the country, including the headquarters of diplomatic missions and international organisations,” the RSF said in a statement on Tuesday.

    Sudan has been witnessing deadly clashes between the Saf and RSF in Khartoum and other areas since April 15, resulting in at least 3,000 deaths and more than 6,000 injuries, according to figures released by the Sudanese Health Ministry.

    According to the latest report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), some 5.3 million people have been displaced inside and outside Sudan.

    “Over one million people have crossed into neighbouring countries, including the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia and South Sudan,” Ocha said.

  • Sudan army to handover power ‘after civilian consensus’

    Commander of the Sudanese military, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has declared that the army will handover power as soon as the country’s political groupings agree on the creation of a new transitional administration.

    Parties that signed the 5 December framework agreement – which paves way for the formation of a new civilian-led transitional government – are expected to set up committees to work on a new constitution for the country, Gen Burhan said.

    He said the timeline for formation of a new government would depend on how fast civilian groups can reach an agreement on outstanding issues.

    He insisted that the military “saved the country” on 25 October last year when it toppled a civilian-led coalition government in a coup.

    Gen Burhan spoke on Tuesday to several pan-Arab news channels, including Al-Jazeera, Sky News Arabia and Al-Arabia TV.

    The latest Sudanese political agreement was signed by the military junta and a faction of the former ruling civilian bloc Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council (FFC-CC) and allied political groups.

    While widely welcomed by the country’s international partners, the deal has been rejected by powerful pro-democracy protest organisers known as Resistance Committees and key pro-military and Islamist groups.

    Source: BBC