Sudan Governor Asks Civilians In Dafur To Take Up Arms

Darfur Governor and former rebel leader Minni Arko Minnawi renewed his call for civilians in the region to take up arms to defend themselves, saying the “current situation necessitates that.

He said this administration was leading efforts to stop the fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army, particularly in darfur. The conflict is now in its fourth month.

Previously Mr Minnawi has made similar remarks in the past, raising fears that darfur, which is divided into five states, could descend into an all-out civil war amid growing ethnic tensions.

Elsewhere in the country, fierce fighting was reported between the army and the RSF in Khartoum, Omdurman and bahri, the three cities that make up Sudan’s capital.

The fighting has persisted despite continuing indirect talks between the army and rsf representatives in the saudi city of Jeddah.

However, on Sunday, Minnawi blamed pro-democracy activists for causing the war.

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“The people of the Central Council, with their framework agreement, plunged Sudan and the region into the war,” he said, referring to the main political body within the FFC.

Abu al-Fatah described Minnawi’s assertions as a “baseless and untrue” attempt to “manipulate history”.

“The accusation leveled against us, holding us responsible for the war, is a distortion of historical facts. In truth, we have actively worked to prevent conflict,” he told MEE.

He said the framework agreement was specifically created to counteract militarism and “quell the escalation of hostility and enmity”.

“However, Mr Minnawi and his colleagues have embraced the rhetoric of the now-defunct [Bashir] regime, deliberately sowing chaos and devastation.”

Hudson said Minnawi’s comments showed that the FFC was “a threat to him and his future”, and that his public neutrality was motivated by self-preservation.

“Minni is not a statesman, not a businessman,” Hudson said. “He’s only motivated by his personal position.

He will ultimately side with whichever faction can guarantee him a political future and financial well-being.”