Sudan’s transitional government is set to sign a peace deal with rebel movements to formally accommodate the fighters in the mainstream administration.
The ceremony due on Monday in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, means that the Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) will take positions in the transitional government led by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, as well as have its fighters gradually integrated in the military.
The SRF, which comprises armed groups that control the Darfur region, initialed on the agreement on Saturday, an indication that they had closed further negation on ending issues. The move came after long reviews conducted by the Sudanese government and the armed movements on the text of the agreement, especially concerning the security guarantees and fate of its top leaders.
The agreement granted the armed movements the right to merge their fighters with the Sudanese army, in addition to forming a joint force between them and the Sudanese army to protect civilians in Darfur. The deal also contained security arrangements and timetables for the integration, deployment and training of forces.
SRF is an alliance of Sudanese factions that was formed in opposition to the government of then-president Omar al-Bashir in November 2011.
Source: Nation
