Sudan reiterates accusation for Uganda of harbouring rebel groups

sudan

Senior Member
Oct 17, 2012
266
11
51
The Sudanese government has accused Uganda of supporting and harboring the rebel alliance of the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and said it continued to interfere into the country’s internal affairs since president, Yoweri Museveni assumed power.

The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) political secretary, Mustafa Osman Ismail, said in a talk show program on the state-run Sudan TV on Saturday that the Sudanese government has "pampered” Museveni too much, pointing that Sudan no longer has no common borders with Uganda and does not support the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) as Kampala claims.

He called for launching international, African, and regional lobby attacks on Uganda.

In a separate issue, Ismail underscored his party’s keenness to engage all rebel groups in the national dialogue, disclosing existence of several scenarios for their participation including dispatching delegations of independent national figures to meet with them and listen to their views.

President Al Bashir is due to announce during the coming weeks the formation of a national dialogue mechanism, according to Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail, he said.

Dr Ismail has held the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) responsible for the recent killing of Sudanese nationals in Bentiu, saying it suffered heavy losses including extermination of its troops in Bentiu as a result of its involvement in the ongoing conflict in South Sudan.

In a statement issued on April 21. the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) confirmed that more than 200 civilians had reportedly been killed and over 400 wounded at Bentiu Mosque when the town changed hands the week before.

UNMISS also accused the rebel of separating civilians along tribal lines, saying Darfuris were specifically targeted and killed at the hospital along with other civilians.

PEACE TALKS

The NCP official called upon the government negotiating team to be cautious in the next round of talks with the rebel Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement/North (SPLM-N), saying the latter’s signing of peace agreements is contingent upon receiving “ foreign orders”.

He expressed his government’s readiness to allow the SPLM-N to take part in all Sudan’s issues following an end the war and resolving the issue of South Kordofan and Blue Nile.
 

Forum List

Back
Top