July 21, 2024 (ADDIS ABABA) – Representatives from political blocs and civil society who participated in the preparatory meeting for the Inter-Sudanese dialogue have raised concerns. They warn against perceived attempts by Tagadum, a civilian forces coalition, to dominate the political process. From July 10th to 15th, discussions regarding the agenda and participating forces for the dialogue were held. However, the AU’s invitation to the formerly ruling National Congress Party (NCP) of the al-Bashir regime, led to a boycott by Tagadum, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) under Abdel Aziz al-Hilu, and the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) faction of Abdel Wahid al-Nur. Following the boycott, the AU’s High-Level Panel on Sudan (HLP-Sudan) rescinded the invitation to the NCP. However, the boycotting groups did not rejoin the initial meeting. On July 21st, representatives from the first preparatory meeting for the Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue sent a letter to Mohamed bin Chambas, Chairperson of the African Union’s High-Level Panel on Sudan (HLP-Sudan). The letter, seen by Sudan Tribune, expresses concern about repeating the mistakes of the December 5th, 2022 Framework Political Agreement. The disagreement over implementing military arrangements in that agreement ultimately led to ongoing conflict. The letter emphasizes the need for the HLP-Sudan …

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