Sudan president orders implementation of ‘Korona Peace Agreement’

Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir has ordered the implementation of the ‘Korona Peace Agreement’ between a breakaway rebel faction and the Governor of Central Darfur.

In a meeting with federal Defence Minister Maj. Gen. Ahmed Bin Auf and Central Darfur Governor Jaafar Abdelhakam, the president also instructed the implementation of the security arrangements for the former rebel fighters.

More than 80 members of the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdelwahid El Nur (SLM-AW) defected from the Jebel Marra units in October. On 6 November, their leaders El Amin El Tahir (known as Toro), Abu Jamal Bakr, and Shihabeldin Hagar signed a peace accord with the Central Darfur government in Zalingei.

On Sunday, the Central Darfur governor told reporters in Khartoum that Al Bashir instructed the Defence Minister and him “to take care of the groups that signed the peace agreement, and the humanitarian situation in the Jebel Marra area”.

He further “ordered the completion of the demobilisation and reintegration procedures for those who have not been integrated already in the regular forces”.

Lt. Col. Imadeldin Mustafa Adawi, Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed the armed forces commitment to implement the agreement, “especially the security arrangements”.

He added that the Korona peace agreement has helped more than 40,000 people to return to Rokoro area in Jebel Marra.