A wave of frustration prevails in the Sudanese street, after the talks on reforming the security and military sectors between the army and the semi-independent “rapid support” forces stalled, regarding the files of command and control, which raised the level of anxiety about the future of the country.
The signing ceremony of the political agreement was postponed for the second time, indefinitely, after it was scheduled yesterday (Thursday) to coincide with the anniversary of two uprisings, the first overthrew the rule of former President Jaafar al-Nimeiri in 1985, and the second the rule of al-Bashir in 2019.
The state of frustration was not diminished by the Army Commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s renewal of his commitment to the political process and work to end the differences between him and his deputy, the commander of the “quick support” Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo (Hamidti), and the reassurances announced by the political forces participating in the political process. Concern was increased by the manifestations of military mobilization and the deployment of forces, including armored vehicles, in a number of streets in the capital, Khartoum, and the dissemination of information about the recruitment of tens of thousands of soldiers belonging to each of the army on the one hand, and the “rapid support” on the other hand, and the deployment of massive inspection detachments in most major roads.
Al-Burhan pledged to move forward with completing the political process at the required speed, “in a way that closes the doors to all attempts at apostasy.” diligently to complete the discussion on the remaining issues ».
Disagreements between the army and the “rapid support” postpone the signing of the Sudanese political agreement