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Demonstration in Khartoum demanding justice and retribution, November 19, 2019 (RD)
A compact weekly digest of Dabanga Sudan's news highlights from Darfur and Sudan
♦ Assets of disbanded NCP ‘estimated at 1.5 trillion Sudanese Pounds’
On Thursday, Sudan’s Sovereign Council and Cabinet decided to disband the NCP and to repeal the infamous Public Order laws.
On Friday, Justice Minister Nasreldin Abdelbari explained that the passed law not only stipulates the annulment of the former ruling NCP, but also the confiscation of its property and freezing of its assets.
El Tayar newspaper reported that according to a preliminary survey, the property and assets of the NCP are estimated to be roughly 1.5 trillion Pounds in Sudanese banks.
Since the downfall of the Al Bashir regime, a huge amount of money has reportedly been withdrawn and transferred to officials and supporters of the former regime. Assets, including thousands of cars and computers, belonging to institutions, companies, and student unions associated with the NCP have disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
A poll conducted by Al Jazeera live on Facebook shows that 84 per cent of the respondents support the dismantling of the former regime.
On October 22, after a week of peace talks between Khartoum and the main Sudanese rebel groups movements, the mediators announced that the negotiations were postponed to November 21, to give the parties time for consultations.
Yet, a day before the talks would resume, Juba again delayed the second round, to December 10.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Justice and Equality Movement, the Sudan Liberation Movement faction led by Minni Minawi, the Sudan Liberation Movement-Transitional Council, and the Sudan Liberation Forces Alliance called on the mediators to explain the reasons behind the second postponement.
They also requested an update on the decisions of the AU Peace and Security Council, herein supported by the UN Security Council, concerning the mandate of the South Sudanese mediation team and the venue for the peace talks.
More news from Radio Dabanga:
Sudan journalists call for removal of ‘figures of the old regime’ from media institutions
December 3 – 2019 KHARTOUM On Monday, the Sudanese Journalists Network (SJN) organised a protest against affiliates of the former regime in the departments of the Ministry of Culture and Information. …
PM Hamdok in USA to discuss Sudan sanctions
December 2 – 2019 WASHINGTON Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok arrived in the USA on Sunday with a high-level Sudanese delegation. The main topic of the visit is lifting the US and UN sanctions …
Islamist accused of inciting violence at University of Khartoum
December 1 – 2019 KHARTOUM The administration of the University of Khartoum has accused one of Sudan’s most prominent Islamic fundamentalists, Dr Mohamed El Jazouli, head of the Salafist Nusrat El …
OCHA Sudan: About 5,700 people from SPLM-N areas in South Kordofan seek aid
November 30 – 2019 KHARTOUM Hundreds of people have left rebel-controlled areas in South Kordofan, and are currently seeking access to basic services. Sudan joined a 16-days international campaign …
Herders raid Kendebe in West Darfur
November 29 – 2019 KENDEBE / EL GENEINA / TAWILA Herders raided Kendebe in West Darfur’s Sirba yesterday, after the police shot one of them in a firefight the day before. In the neighbourhood of El …
Call to restructure Sudan's Forces for Freedom and Change
November 28 – 2019 KHARTOUM Political parties and armed movements have demanded restructuring the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) in an institutional manner, to allow active participation of the …
Sudan Religious Affairs Minister: New state to promote sense of justice between Muslims and Christians
November 28 – 2019 KHARTOUM Sudan’s Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments, Nasreldin Mofreh says that the current arrangements to draw up the features of a new civil state aims to take care of …
Dengue fever outbreak shuts Sudan university
November 27 – 2019 KASSALA In eastern Sudan, the University of Kassala announced the suspension of study and evaluations, owing to the spread of dengue fever in the city. The university director said in a …
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