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Sudan
Ex-rebels Minnawi and Ibrahim pressure Burhan for government jobs

Head of the Sudan Liberation Movement-MM, Mini Minnawi (left), and head of the Justice and Equality Movement, Gibril Ibrahim. © Ashraf Shazly/AFP

The signing of a final governance agreement after Sudan's 2021 coup has stalled, partly due to tension between the potential signatories. Representatives of armed groups and their allies are taking advantage of the delay to try to secure positions in the future government. [...]

Published on 15/03/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Suliman Arcua Minnawi, known as "Minni Minnawi", Governor of Darfur.

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From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Sudan
Ex-rebels Minnawi and Ibrahim pressure Burhan for government jobs

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Political players opposed to Sudan civil war seek to unify voices

Sudan
Riyadh takes on task of mediating between Hemeti and Burhan

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Al-Cardinal displays odd interest in Red Sea tourism

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CIA follows Hemeti trail from N'Djamena to Bangui

Sudan
Opponents Ibrahim and Minnawi close to yielding to Burhan's pressure

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Darfur kingpin Minni Minnawi struggles to emerge from Khartoum's shadow