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Michael Fitzpatrick

Sudan deal delayed as army factions fail to agree on return to civilian rule

The deputy head of Sudan's sovereign council General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. REUTERS - MOHAMED NURELDIN ABDALLAH

Sudanese leaders have postponed the signing of an agreement planned for Saturday. The deal was intended to pave the way for a return to democratic government, an official said, blaming the delay on continued disagreement between military factions.

Representatives have for weeks been negotiating an agreement, the final part in a two-phase political process launched last December and intended to set out the terms for reviving the transition to civilian-led rule and democratic elections following the 2019 ouster of President Omar al-Bashir..

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