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Disagreements Among Juba Agreement Parties Over Participation in the New Government

Well-informed sources revealed on Monday the emergence of disagreements among the signatories of the Juba Peace Agreement regarding Prime Minister Kamil Idris’s vision for participation in the upcoming government he plans to announce.

Sources told Darfur24 that “there is widespread disagreement among Juba Peace partners regarding Prime Minister Kamil Idris’s approach to participation in the next government.”

The sources indicated that Kamil Idris held a meeting with the Juba Peace Agreement parties, during which he presented his vision for government participation. His proposal involves submitting names and CVs of candidates for ministerial positions without specifying particular ministries.

Some Juba Peace parties, however, are demanding to retain the ministerial and sovereign portfolios they had previously secured under the agreement. The Ministries of Finance and Minerals are among the most sought-after posts that the armed movements wish to maintain.

According to the sources, this demand to retain specific positions has been met with opposition from other parties. Mohamed Said Ahmed Sar Al-Khatim “Al-Jakoumi,” head of the Northern Track, stated that the Juba Peace Agreement did not assign ministries to specific signatory parties, but rather allocated 25% of the government to all signatories collectively.

The sources further stated that Sovereign Council member Abdullah Yahya—who defected from the Sudan Liberation Forces Alliance—alongside Salah Adam Nour Rasas, who broke away from the Sudan Liberation Movement – Transitional Council, and Central Darfur State Governor Mustafa Tambour (a defector from the Sudan Liberation Movement), have shown flexibility in accepting the Prime Minister’s proposal.

However, Sudan Liberation Movement leader Minni Arko Minnawi and Justice and Equality Movement leader Jibril Ibrahim have expressed firm rejection of Kamil Idris’s vision regarding participation in the government.

The sources added that all Darfur-based Juba Peace Agreement parties held an extended meeting yesterday in an effort to bridge the divide between supporters and opponents of the Prime Minister’s proposal.

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