April 4, 2020 (Juba) Darfur24 sources have revealed that about 35 contentious points that are still pending in the negotiation file between the transitional government and the revolutionary front Forces RFF, most notably are the demands of Darfur movements by 30% of the federal ministries, and the seats in the Legislative Council, provided that the speaker of the council is to be chosen by Darfur peace signatories.
It’s worthmentioning, that the Sudanese government and armed struggle movements suspended their negotiation last week, at the request of South Sudan mediation team, following the sudden death of Sudan’s defence minister in Juba, South Sudan.
Meanwhile, the mediation committee and the negotiating parties have agreed that the talks will be indirect during the first weeks of April, due to spread of Coronavirus.
Head of the South Sudan Government Mediation Committee, Tut Katalwak Manimi, said that the indirect dialoguehad started Wednesday.
According to the sources of Darfur 24, the most prominent point that was not agreed upon in the powersharing paper, was the movements ’demand to cancel article 20 of the constitutional document, which prevents the transitional government participants from running in the upcoming elections.
The Darfur armed struggle movement has demanded that the transitional period is to be four years from the date of the signing of the peace agreement. It also demanded that the current cabinet be reconstituted and 30% of the federal and state ministries be allocated to Darfur (including two sovereign ministries).