{"id":20037065,"date":"2023-04-19T14:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T12:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20037065"},"modified":"2023-07-14T15:20:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T13:20:05","slug":"sudan-timeline-january-march-2023-economy-grim-amid-fractious-talks-on-transition-to-civilian-rule-and-security-sector-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-timeline-january-march-2023-economy-grim-amid-fractious-talks-on-transition-to-civilian-rule-and-security-sector-reform","title":{"rendered":"Sudan timeline January-March 2023: Economy \u2018grim\u2019 amid fractious talks on transition to civilian rule and security sector reform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>DABANGA SUDAN \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-04-19T14:17:02+02:00\">19\/04\/2023<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sudan\u2019s \u2018political process\u2019, brokered by the AU-IGAD-UN Trilateral Mechanism, began in January, under the umbrella of the mainstream Forces for Freedom and Change, the FFC-Central Council, conferences on five \u2018thorny issues\u2019 are to be organised. The outcomes would be included in a final agreement between the ruling junta and the opposition after which a civilian government was to be formed. The organisation of the conferences did not always go according to plan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The economic situation in Sudan has become \u2018grim\u2019 as the poverty rate reaches 65 per cent. Economists called the Ministry of Finance policies to raise taxes and (customs) fees and lift subsidies on gas \u2018disastrous\u2019. Various workers laid down tools, demanding a raise in salaries. Protests against toxins used in gold mining continued in various parts of the country. Tensions grew between Army Commander Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Commander Lt Gen Mohamed \u2018Hemedti\u2019 Dagalo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By March, the two remaining dialogue conferences agreed on in the Framework Agreement with the military on December 5 last year, took place. The conference on (transitional) justice was based on workshops held in six Sudanese regions. The fifth and most contentious one, on security sector reform, discussed the integration of RSF paramilitaries into the Sudan Armed Forces. the conference concluded without clear outcomes. It was agreed that the Final Agreement would be signed on April 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Trilateral-Mechanism-conference-in-Khartoum-Photo-UNITAMS-1024x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20037073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Trilateral-Mechanism-conference-in-Khartoum-Photo-UNITAMS-1024x381.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Trilateral-Mechanism-conference-in-Khartoum-Photo-UNITAMS-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Trilateral-Mechanism-conference-in-Khartoum-Photo-UNITAMS-150x56.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Trilateral-Mechanism-conference-in-Khartoum-Photo-UNITAMS-768x286.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Trilateral-Mechanism-conference-in-Khartoum-Photo-UNITAMS-430x160.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Trilateral-Mechanism-conference-in-Khartoum-Photo-UNITAMS.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Trilateral Mechanism conference in Khartoum (Photo: UNITAMS)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January<\/strong>:<em> Sudan\u2019s \u2018political process\u2019, brokered by the AU-IGAD-UN Trilateral Mechanism, begins this month. Under the umbrella of the mainstream Forces for Freedom and Change, the FFC-Central Council, conferences on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/dialogues-between-ffc-and-military-over-sudans-thorny-issues-called-elitist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>five \u2018thorny issues\u2019<\/em><\/a><em> are to be organised. The outcomes will be included in a final agreement between the ruling junta and the opposition after which a civilian government can be formed. The organisation of the conferences did not always go according to plan. Separately,<\/em> <em>Egypt proposes to host an alternative inter-Sudanese dialogue in Cairo. The Ministry of Finance\u2019s decision to raise the fees for civil services are widely condemned by the Sudanese, whose living conditions have become \u201chumiliating\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 1: The president of the Sovereignty Council, Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, warns that exclusion and imposing the will of specific groups will put <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/el-burhan-calls-for-inclusivity-in-sudans-political-negotiations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the unity of the country in danger<\/a>. The head of the High Council of Beja Nazirs and Independent Chieftains, Sayed Tirik, threatens again with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/eastern-sudan-beja-nazirs-repeat-calls-for-self-rule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">self-determination for eastern Sudan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 2: Egypt proposes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/egyptian-initiative-to-break-sudan-political-impasse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new platform for a Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue<\/a> on the upcoming transitional period. The fate of hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/fate-of-unidentified-bodies-in-sudan-mortuaries-still-not-clear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bodies in Sudanese mortuaries<\/a> remains unclear. Statements of the Minister of Finance about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-economist-calls-finance-ministers-speech-political\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudanese economy<\/a> are perceived as \u201ca political speech\u201d. Following the raise of various service fees in the country, a financial analyst calls for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-financial-analyst-denounces-doubling-of-service-fees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dismissal of the Finance Minister<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 3: Rapes, killings, and robberies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/rapes-killings-and-armed-robberies-continue-in-darfur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">continue in Darfur<\/a>. State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-teachers-strikes-to-continue-this-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">schoolteachers<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-teachers-strikes-to-continue-this-week\"> continue their strike<\/a> in various parts of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 4: The FFC-CC rejects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudans-ffc-factions-divided-on-egyptian-dialogue-offer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Egyptian proposal to hold a separate dialogue<\/a>, whereas the FFC-Democratic Block (FFC-DB) welcomes the initiative. Gold mining activities in Ghadeer, South Kordofan, are suspended because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/gold-mining-suspended-after-environmental-protests-in-south-kordofan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">use of cyanide and mercury<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 5: The signatories to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/first-phase-of-lead-up-to-framework-agreement-concludes-in-sudan-capital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Framework Agreement<\/a>reject <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/framework-agreement-signatories-reject-egyptian-dialogue-proposal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Egyptian dialogue proposal<\/a>. The recent increases in service fees by the Finance Ministry have not been approved by a legislative body and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/tax-increases-imposed-by-sudan-ministry-of-finance-illegal-says-lawyer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">are therefore illegal<\/a>, according to a jurist. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-doctors-111-injures-39-hospitalised-during-january-5-demo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">111 people injured<\/a> during anti-junta protests in Khartoum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 6: A large joint force is deployed along the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-deploys-extra-forces-on-border-with-central-african-republic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">border with the Central African Republic<\/a> (CAR). The Sudanese <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-police-still-controlled-by-beliefs-and-behaviour-of-former-regime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">police is \u201cstill controlled by beliefs and behaviour of the former regime<\/a>,\u201d a retired policeman tells Radio Dabanga.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schoolgirls-in-Sudan-File-photo-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20037088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schoolgirls-in-Sudan-File-photo-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schoolgirls-in-Sudan-File-photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schoolgirls-in-Sudan-File-photo-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schoolgirls-in-Sudan-File-photo-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schoolgirls-in-Sudan-File-photo-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schoolgirls-in-Sudan-File-photo.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Schoolgirls in Sudan (File photo)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>January 7: School teachers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/teachers-to-maintain-strike-in-sudan-until-all-demands-are-met\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">continue to strike for three more weeks<\/a> after \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/disappointing-stalemate-as-sudan-teachers-strike-continues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a disappointing meeting<\/a>\u201d with the Minister of Finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 10: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/further-strikes-to-demand-higher-wages-announced-throughout-sudan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University lecturers embark on a strike<\/a> to protest the 2023 national budget policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 11: The governor of North Darfur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/north-darfur-wali-drugs-epidemic-a-disaster-for-sudan-society\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voices his concerns<\/a> over the region\u2019s deteriorating security situation and the alarming spread of narcotics. The Khartoum Security Committee decides to intensify patrols to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-to-intensify-drugs-clampdown\">combat drug abuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 13: The signatories of the Framework Agreement prepare to hold the second dialogue conference, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/first-phase-of-lead-up-to-framework-agreement-concludes-in-sudan-capital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on (transitional) justice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 14: Activists call the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/living-conditions-in-sudan-humiliating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">living conditions in Sudan \u201chumiliating<\/a>\u201d. An economist says that the proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/economist-new-leaked-sudan-budget-could-lead-to-collapse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 national budget<\/a> includes a significant increase in military and security spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 15: School teachers, university lecturers, and research centre staff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/bus-driver-strike-paralyses-khartoum-as-sudan-workers-continue-to-demand-better-wages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">striking to demand better wages<\/a> are joined by bus drivers and meteorological workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 16: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/polemics-and-new-initiatives-continue-to-characterise-sudan-political-scene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Polemics and new initiatives<\/a> continue to characterise the Sudanese political scene. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudanese-teachers-already-discussing-next-steps-after-strike-university-protests-continue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Striking teachers in Khartoum<\/a> do not expect any positive response from the authorities. A group of men <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudanese-art-gallery-attacked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attack an art gallery<\/a> in Khartoum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/poverty-A-milk-seller-in-one-of-the-outskirts-of-Omdurman-RD-1536x1077-1-1024x718.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20037090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/poverty-A-milk-seller-in-one-of-the-outskirts-of-Omdurman-RD-1536x1077-1-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/poverty-A-milk-seller-in-one-of-the-outskirts-of-Omdurman-RD-1536x1077-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/poverty-A-milk-seller-in-one-of-the-outskirts-of-Omdurman-RD-1536x1077-1-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/poverty-A-milk-seller-in-one-of-the-outskirts-of-Omdurman-RD-1536x1077-1-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/poverty-A-milk-seller-in-one-of-the-outskirts-of-Omdurman-RD-1536x1077-1-247x173.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/poverty-A-milk-seller-in-one-of-the-outskirts-of-Omdurman-RD-1536x1077-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A milk seller in Omdurman (File photo: RD)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>January 17: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-inflation-rate-drops-to-87-32-as-khartoum-water-tariffs-rise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inflation rate drops<\/a> to 87 per cent. Khartoum water tariffs may rise. <a href=\"http:\/\/at%20least%20112%20people%20were%20injured%20and%20at%20least%2060%20were%20detained%20during%20Tuesday\u2019s%20protest%20in%20Sudan\u2019s%20capital%20of%20Khartoum.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">112 demonstrators are injured<\/a> and 60 detained during anti-junta protests in Khartoum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 18: The Pharmaceutical Professionals Association condemns the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/pharmacy-closures-to-make-way-for-sudan-economic-liberalisation-condemned\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">closure of medical supplier pharmacies<\/a> in Khartoum. The FFC-CC expects the signing of the Final Agreement to take place \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/ffc-cc-sudan-final-agreement-imminent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">within three weeks<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 18: The director of the El Gezira Agricultural Scheme <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/el-gezira-scheme-director-accuses-sudans-agricultural-bank-of-withholding-intl-grant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accuses the Agricultural Bank<\/a> of withholding granted fertilisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 19: The Trilateral Mechanism <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/au-igad-un-trilateral-mechanism-to-organise-conferences-on-juba-peace-agreement-and-eastern-sudan-track\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">will organise the dialogue conferences<\/a> on the Juba Peace Agreement and eastern Sudan track instead of the FFC-CC. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/more-parties-reject-egyptian-dialogue-initiative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More parties reject<\/a> the Egyptian dialogue initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 21: The National Umma Party (NUP) and the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement-North headed by Abdelaziz El Hilu (SPLM-N El Hilu) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudans-umma-party-and-splm-n-el-hilu-sign-agreement-in-juba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sign an agreement-in-principle<\/a> in Juba. Living conditions in the North Darfur Zamzam camp are reportedly approaching a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/omda-humanitarian-catastrophe-looms-for-north-darfur-displaced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">humanitarian catastrophe<\/a>. Another community leader in the area warns of imminent attacks after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/attacks-imminent-in-north-darfur-as-over-a-thousand-gunmen-gather\">more than 1,000 armed men on motorcycles<\/a> gather near \u200b\u200bKabkabiya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 22: Victims of multiple attacks on villages in South Darfur in December report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/darfur-displaced-still-living-in-open-after-beleil-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poor distribution of aid<\/a>. According to a former official during the government of PM Hamdok, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-framework-agreement-justice-and-military-reform-conferences-may-be-postponed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dialogue conferences on justice and on reform of the military<\/a> may be postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 23: Resistance committees in Khartoum say they will form <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/khartoum-resistance-committees-to-form-local-legislative-councils\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">legislative councils in the city\u2019s districts<\/a>, in preparation for a national Parliament. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/calls-on-un-to-take-over-eastern-sudan-file\">Eastern Sudanese call on the UN<\/a> to take over the region\u2019s file. The acting governor of South Kordofan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/state-of-emergency-in-south-kordofan-after-four-travellers-are-killed\">declares a State of Emergency<\/a> for a month because of the insecurity in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 24: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/anti-junta-demos-halted-by-tear-gas-as-strikers-demands-still-not-met-in-sudan\">Anti-junta demonstrations in Khartoum<\/a> are again confronted with excessive violence. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/anti-junta-demos-halted-by-tear-gas-as-strikers-demands-still-not-met-in-sudan\">strikes<\/a> of government teachers and employees of the Meteorological Corporation in Sudan continue. The FFC-CC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/ffc-to-postpone-two-thorny-issues-until-after-sudan-has-transitional-government\">postpones the planned dialogues<\/a> on (transitional) justice and security and military reform \u2018until after the formation of a new transitional government\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 25: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court\u2019s (ICC) tells the UN Security Council that the cooperation with the Sudanese authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/icc-prosecutor-sudan-govt-cooperation-wavers-in-wake-of-efficient-darfur-war-crimes-trial\">has weakened<\/a>. A workshop on transitional justice in the North Darfur capital El Fasher recommends <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/north-darfur-transitional-justice-workshop-hand-al-bashir-and-other-indictees-to-icc\">handing over indicted officials<\/a> from the former regime to the ICC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 26: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/ethiopian-pm-abiy-visits-sudan\">Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed pays a one-day visit<\/a> to Khartoum. The Sudanese Teachers Committee announces that an agreement on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/striking-sudan-teachers-reach-agreement-with-khartoum-govt\">most of their demands<\/a> has been reached with the federal authorities. 64 of the 350 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/64-illegally-detained-west-darfuris-released-despite-governors-hindrance\">illegally detained West Darfuri<\/a> are released in El Geneina, another 95 detainees held in Port Sudan will be released soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 27: The South Sudanese mediation team announces a workshop in Juba in February on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/doubts-about-time-and-process-of-sudan-peace-conference\">implementation of the Juba Peace Agreement<\/a> for its 13 signatories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 29: Clashes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/recurring-clashes-between-russian-militia-and-gunmen-along-sudan-border-spark-security-talks\">between Russian fighters and local gunmen<\/a> along the Sudan-Chad border spark security talks between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 30: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/rape-and-several-armed-attacks-reported-in-darfur\">Attacks and rapes continues<\/a> in Darfur. The Sudanese Supreme Court orders the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-supreme-court-to-release-usaid-diplomats-killer\">release of the convicted killer<\/a> of a USAID diplomat and his Sudanese driver. A delegation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/fcc-db-70-leaders-to-attend-cairo-inter-sudanese-dialogue-workshop\">70 FFC-DB leaders will participate<\/a> in the inter-Sudanese dialogue workshop organised by Egypt. NUP leader Maryam El Sadig El Mahdi warns of the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/nup-head-sudans-framework-agreement-faces-great-challenges\">great challenges that are facing the Framework Agreement<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 31: The dialogue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/fcc-conference-on-jpa-to-begin-on-tuesday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conference on the Juba Peace Agreement <\/a>(JPA) starts in Khartoum today. Darfur displaced community leaders tell Radio Dabanga that their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-agreement-conference-to-expand-discussion-base-excludes-darfur-leaders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">invites were cancelled at the last minute<\/a>, others were not invited at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/230202-KHARTOUM-El-Burhan-meets-Israeli-FM-Eli-Cohen-Sudan-Soverienty-Council-1024x630-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20037078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/230202-KHARTOUM-El-Burhan-meets-Israeli-FM-Eli-Cohen-Sudan-Soverienty-Council-1024x630-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/230202-KHARTOUM-El-Burhan-meets-Israeli-FM-Eli-Cohen-Sudan-Soverienty-Council-1024x630-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/230202-KHARTOUM-El-Burhan-meets-Israeli-FM-Eli-Cohen-Sudan-Soverienty-Council-1024x630-1-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/230202-KHARTOUM-El-Burhan-meets-Israeli-FM-Eli-Cohen-Sudan-Soverienty-Council-1024x630-1-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/230202-KHARTOUM-El-Burhan-meets-Israeli-FM-Eli-Cohen-Sudan-Soverienty-Council-1024x630-1-281x173.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Sudan junta leader Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan meets Israeli FM Eli Cohen (Photo: Sovereignty Council)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February<\/strong>: <em>The economic situation in the country is becoming \u2018grim\u2019 as the poverty rate reaches 65 per cent.<\/em> <em>Economists call Ministry of Finance policies to raise taxes and (customs) fees and lift subsidies on gas \u2018disastrous\u2019.<\/em><em>Various workers are on strike, demanding a raise in salaries. Protests against toxins used in gold mining continue in various parts of the country. The Israeli FM visits Khartoum amid expectations that Sudan is likely to join the Abraham Accords with Israel. A delegation of EU envoys as well as the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs pay a visit to Sudan, for \u2018geopolitical talks\u2019. The third dialogue conference, on eastern Sudan governance, as agreed on in the Framework Agreement, takes place. Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Commander Lt Gen Mohamed \u2018Hemeti\u2019 Dagalo calls the October 2021 coup d\u2019\u00e9tat a mistake, which leads to speculations about growing tensions between him and Army Commander El Burhan.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 1: FEWS NET reports that Sudan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-economic-situation-remains-poor-2023-budget-vague\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">macroeconomic situation<\/a> remained poor in January. People in South Darfur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/illegal-logging-locusts-and-livestock-grazing-threaten-environment-and-agriculture-in-darfur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">protest illegal logging<\/a> for firewood and charcoal. The Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement North faction under the leadership of Malik Agar (SPLM-N Agar) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/splm-n-agar-to-boycott-jpa-conference-in-sudan-capital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">boycotts both the JPA conference<\/a> in Khartoum and the inter-Sudanese dialogue in Cairo. Rebel leader Minni Minawi, currently governor of Darfur, says that the Sovereignty Council and security apparatus bear the main responsibility for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/darfur-governor-to-dabanga-sovereignty-council-mainly-responsible-for-insecurity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deterioration of the security situation in the region<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 2: Israeli FM Eli Cohen visits Sudan as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/israel-fm-cohen-visits-sudan-as-khartoum-and-tel-aviv-step-closer-to-normalisation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Khartoum and Tel Aviv step closer to \u2018normalisation\u2019<\/a>. The newly appointed UN human rights expert calls for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/un-human-rights-expert-calls-for-sudanese-forces-to-be-held-accountable-for-violations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accountability of Sudanese security forces<\/a> accused of committing human rights violations. North Darfur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/north-darfur-deploys-joint-forces-to-contain-security-situation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deploys joint forces<\/a> in an attempt to contain the growing insecurity in the region. Economists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-economic-situation-remains-poor-2023-budget-vague\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">criticise the 2023 national budget<\/a> for its lack of clarity. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/egyptian-brokered-inter-sudanese-conference-underway-in-cairo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudanese dialogue in Cairo begins<\/a>, with at least 75 Sudanese political representatives attending, including a large number of members of the FFC-Democratic Block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 3: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/khartoum-jpa-conference-under-fire-as-cairo-workshop-forms-committees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Signatories to the Juba Peace agreement receive fierce criticism<\/a> during the dialogue conference on the JPA that concluded in Khartoum today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 5: The strike of the Meteorological Corporation employees seriously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/weather-station-strike-affects-seven-airports-in-sudan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">affects airports<\/a> in Sudan. A military member of the Sovereignty Council says that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-armed-forces-wont-protect-a-constitution-signed-by-10-men\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudanese army will not proceed with the Framework Agreement<\/a> unless it is signed by a sufficient number of political parties and groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 6: Almost daily reports of armed robberies mark the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/robberies-in-west-and-north-darfur-mark-deteriorating-security-situation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deteriorating security situation<\/a> in Darfur. Joint forces will be deployed in South Darfur as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/joint-darfur-security-force-to-be-deployed-across-south-darfur-as-new-batch-graduates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">implementation of the JPA Security Arrangements<\/a> protocol. People in West Darfur and in Red Sea state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/more-anti-gold-mining-protests-in-sudan-as-cyanide-poses-environmental-and-health-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">protest the use of toxics in mining<\/a>. FCC-CC leaders warn of \u2018dire consequences\u2019 should the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/fcc-cc-leaders-warn-of-dire-consequences-should-sudan-junta-abandon-framework-agreement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">military junta abandon the Framework Agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Leaders-of-the-FFC-Democratic-Block-before-their-departure-to-Cairo-Social-media.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20037076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Leaders-of-the-FFC-Democratic-Block-before-their-departure-to-Cairo-Social-media.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Leaders-of-the-FFC-Democratic-Block-before-their-departure-to-Cairo-Social-media-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Leaders-of-the-FFC-Democratic-Block-before-their-departure-to-Cairo-Social-media-150x71.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Leaders-of-the-FFC-Democratic-Block-before-their-departure-to-Cairo-Social-media-768x361.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Leaders-of-the-FFC-Democratic-Block-before-their-departure-to-Cairo-Social-media-368x173.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Leaders of the FFC-Democratic Block before their departure to Cairo (Social media)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>February 7: A delegation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/eu-us-envoys-and-russian-fa-minister-visit-sudan-for-geopolitical-talks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EU-US envoys<\/a> arrives in Sudan for \u2018geopolitical talks\u2019. The attendees of the inter-Sudanese dialogue in Cairo agree on a civilian government, made up of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/mix-of-optimism-and-doubt-as-egypt-brokered-sudan-conference-concludes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">non-partisan technocrats aligned with the revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 8: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/eu-us-envoys-and-russian-fa-minister-visit-sudan-for-geopolitical-talks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russian FA Minister Sergei Lavrov pays a visit<\/a> to Khartoum. Lt Gen El Burhan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/junta-leader-el-burhan-committed-to-framework-agreement-and-ushering-in-sudan-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">affirms his commitment to the Framework Agreement <\/a>to the EU delegation. The AU-IGAD-UN Trilateral Mechanism announces that the third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/eastern-sudan-conference-will-succeed-in-finding-solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dialogue conference, on governance in eastern Sudan<\/a>, will take place in Khartoum from February 12 to 15.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/14-year-old-girl-gang-raped-in-west-darfur-lawlessness-across-region\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u202fLawlessness continues<\/a> across Darfur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 9: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/15yo-boy-killed-by-security-forces-as-pro-democracy-protests-are-met-with-heavy-violence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A 15-year-old protester is killed<\/a> during anti-junta demonstrations in Omdurman. Both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/intl-envoys-conclude-sudan-visit-call-for-civilian-leadership-but-discouraging-parallel-processes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EU envoys visiting Sudan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/russian-fa-visit-putin-appreciative-of-sudans-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russian FA Minster<\/a> confirm their support for Sudan\u2019s political process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 11: Displaced people in Ed Damazin, capital of Blue Nile region, are in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/blue-nile-food-insecure-displaced-return-to-villages-despite-poor-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dire need of food aid<\/a>. The Sovereignty Council announces talks on the integration of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/signatories-non-signatories-finalise-declaration-on-sudan-framework-agreement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">three non-signatories of the Framework Agreement<\/a> into the ongoing political process. Both factions of the Beja Nazirs Council <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/beja-nazirs-will-not-participate-in-khartoum-conference-on-eastern-sudan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refuse to take part<\/a> in the dialogue conference on governance in eastern Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 12: Two soldiers of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/killing-of-two-darfur-joint-security-forces-members-sparks-further-concerns-over-regional-stability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Darfur Joint Security Forces are killed<\/a> in an attack on their base in West Darfur. The Sudanese Teachers Committee calls promises of the Minister of Finance to pay delayed dues <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-teachers-committee-calls-promises-to-pay-salaries-political-fraud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018political fraud\u2019<\/a>. Delegates of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/juba-peace-agreement-signatories-arrive-in-south-sudan-for-workshops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JPA signatories arrive in South Sudan<\/a> for a workshop on the delayed implementation of the agreement. The National Commission for Human Rights expresses its concerns over measures of the Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/deep-concern-over-unjustified-actions-of-sudan-humanitarian-aid-commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">impeding the freedom of civil society work<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 13: The third dialogue conference in Khartoum, on eastern Sudan, is criticised for being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/eastern-sudan-conference-continues-amidst-criticism-of-poor-organisation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poorly organised<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 14: Activists block the Port Sudan-Kassala highway to protest the delay in dismantling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/protests-against-gold-mining-continue-in-sudan-red-sea-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gold mining plants using cyanide<\/a>. Economists blame the authorities for failing to publish the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/economists-accuse-sudan-authorities-of-secrecy-over-national-2023-budget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023 national budget<\/a> after it was approved on February 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 15: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/eastern-sudan-conference-concludes-recommendations-to-be-enacted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dialogue conference on eastern Sudan<\/a>, organised by the Trilateral Mechanism in cooperation with the FFC-CC, concludes. Northern Sudanese protesters against \u2018draconian\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-authorities-arrest-nine-activists-protesting-draconian-water-fee-increase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">water fee increase<\/a>s are detained. The federal authorities decide on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/joint-security-forces-to-combat-negative-phenomena-in-sudan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new security campaigns<\/a> throughout the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 16: The South Sudanese mediator of Sudan\u2019s 2019-2020 peace talks holds the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/juba-mediator-holds-jpa-signatories-responsible-for-lacking-implementation-you-left-the-displaced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JPA signatories responsible<\/a> for the agreement\u2019s poor implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 17: Radio Dabanga reports an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/upsurge-in-sexual-violence-in-darfur-especially-against-displaced-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">upsurge in sexual violence<\/a> against displaced women in Darfur. The annually recurring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/grazing-in-darfur-a-recurring-conflict\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">release of livestock on farms<\/a> during the winter season is expected to lead to large-scale tribal conflicts in Darfur. The commission of inquiry into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/inquiry-identifies-90-involved-in-south-darfur-attacks-concerns-about-real-numbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attacks by Rizeigat on Daju villages <\/a>in South Darfur in December identifies \u2018only\u2019 90 suspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 18: Displaced in Sudan and refugees in Chad report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/displaced-refugees-in-sudan-and-chad-in-dire-need-of-food\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">serious food shortages<\/a>. Farmers in the north of El Gezira Agricultural Scheme are no longer able to pay the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-no-irrigation-water-for-farmers-in-northern-el-gezira\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rent for an irrigation pump<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 19: RSF Commander Hemeti calls the October <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/rapid-support-forces-leader-says-coup-was-a-wrong-step\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021 coup d\u2019\u00e9tat a mistake<\/a>. Parties to the JPA sign a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/juba-peace-agreement-sudan-signs-new-implementation-matrix\">new implementation matrix<\/a> in Juba. The Beja Nazirs Council wing headed by Tirik <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/eastern-sudanese-sign-new-jpa-implementation-matrix-beja-nazirs-council-rejects-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rejects the matrix<\/a>. Bus owners in Khartoum plan an open strike to protest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/khartoum-bus-owners-plan-open-strike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increases in licensing fees<\/a> and traffic fines.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/School-students-in-North-Darfur-File-Photo-Albert-Gonzalez-Farran-UNAMID.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20037085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/School-students-in-North-Darfur-File-Photo-Albert-Gonzalez-Farran-UNAMID.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/School-students-in-North-Darfur-File-Photo-Albert-Gonzalez-Farran-UNAMID-300x129.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/School-students-in-North-Darfur-File-Photo-Albert-Gonzalez-Farran-UNAMID-150x64.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/School-students-in-North-Darfur-File-Photo-Albert-Gonzalez-Farran-UNAMID-403x173.jpeg 403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>School students in North Darfur (File Photo: Albert Gonz\u00e1lez Farran \/ UNAMID)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>February 20: State teachers in Khartoum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-teachers-strike-khartoum-exam-boycott-begins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">boycott the school exams<\/a>. Darfur displaced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/scepticism-around-new-jpa-implementation-matrix-and-minawis-speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">are sceptical<\/a> about the new JPA matrix. Hemeti\u2019s speech of yesterday sparks speculations about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/hemetis-speech-sparks-widespread-reactions-incl-speculations-about-the-saf-and-rsf-split\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">relationship between the SAF and RSF<\/a>. The Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker calls the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-transparency-and-policy-tracker-report-calls-economic-situation-grim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">economic situation \u2018grim\u2019<\/a>. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix reports that more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/dtm-sudan-over-418000-people-newly-displaced-in-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">418,000 Sudanese were newly displaced<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 23: A gold mining company in Northern State is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/road-closure-threat-as-mining-company-charges-sudan-activists-and-refuses-to-obey-agreement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pressing charges<\/a> against protesters. In a joint statement, Abdelaziz El Hilu, leader of the SPLM-N El Hilu faction, and a representative of the FFC-Democratic Block <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/splm-n-el-hilu-and-ffc-democratic-block-call-for-national-consensus-in-new-declaration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">call for national consensus<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 21: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/new-anti-gold-mining-solidarity-protests-in-red-sea-state-as-military-procrastinates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anti-gold mining protests continue<\/a> in Red Sea state and Northern State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 25: The director of the Sudanese Commission for Social Security reports that poverty now affects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/poverty-in-sudan-risen-to-65\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">65 per cent of the population<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 26: Sudanese and international NGOs urge the UN to act regarding to the ongoing use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/un-expert-urged-to-address-ongoing-extrajudicial-executions-in-sudan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lethal force against protestors<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/khartoum-teachers-strike-suspended-as-sign-of-goodwill-to-sudan-gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudanese Teachers Committee<\/a> suspends the nationwide strike. RSF Deputy Commander Abdelrahim Dagalo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/military-and-political-actors-comment-on-sudan-army-rsf-integration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">denies rumours about imminent clashes<\/a> between his militia and the army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 26: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/violence-fire-claim-several-lives-in-south-darfur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Violence and fires<\/a> claim several lives in South Darfur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Gold-washers-close-to-Qeissan-Sudan-25-November-2019-Mohamed-Salah-Rift-Valley-Institute-1024x772.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20030307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Gold-washers-close-to-Qeissan-Sudan-25-November-2019-Mohamed-Salah-Rift-Valley-Institute-1024x772.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Gold-washers-close-to-Qeissan-Sudan-25-November-2019-Mohamed-Salah-Rift-Valley-Institute-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Gold-washers-close-to-Qeissan-Sudan-25-November-2019-Mohamed-Salah-Rift-Valley-Institute-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Gold-washers-close-to-Qeissan-Sudan-25-November-2019-Mohamed-Salah-Rift-Valley-Institute-768x579.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Gold-washers-close-to-Qeissan-Sudan-25-November-2019-Mohamed-Salah-Rift-Valley-Institute-1536x1159.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Gold-washers-close-to-Qeissan-Sudan-25-November-2019-Mohamed-Salah-Rift-Valley-Institute-229x173.png 229w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Gold-washers-close-to-Qeissan-Sudan-25-November-2019-Mohamed-Salah-Rift-Valley-Institute.png 1742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Gold washers close to Geissan in Sudan&#8217;s Blue Nile state, 2019 (Mohamed Salah \/ Rift Valley Institute)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>February 27: Skyline condemns the Sudanese authorities\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/skyline-condemns-sudan-authorities-refusal-to-register-journalists-syndicate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refusal to register<\/a> the Journalists Syndicate. South Darfur activists protest the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-activists-stand-firm-against-toxic-monopolistic-mining-practices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">toxic gold mining practices<\/a> by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/gold-mining-suspended-after-environmental-protests-in-south-kordofan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Al Junaid company<\/a> in El Radoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 28: An anti-junta <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/death-of-protester-16-in-sudan-sparks-outrage-at-home-and-abroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">protester is killed<\/a> in Khartoum North. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-public-new-policies-fail-to-address-disastrous-economic-situation\">Ministry of Finance<\/a> doubles customs fees on more than 100 import commodities. Its amendments to several laws aim to give the military more power over the economy, a lawyer tells Radio Dabanga. Economists expect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/economist-sudan-factories-will-go-bust-if-tariff-increases-go-ahead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bankruptcy for many factories<\/a> if the announced tariff increases go ahead. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/un-chief-lauds-sudan-political-developments-laments-ongoing-security-concerns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UN secretary-general<\/a> lauds the political developments but laments the insecurity in the country. Port workers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/protests-against-privatisation-in-sudan-spark-detentions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">protest the privatisation of terminals<\/a> near Port Sudan, while East Darfur activists close the Sufyan oil field in Abu Karinka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March:<\/strong> <em>The two remaining dialogue conferences agreed on in the Framework Agreement with the military on December 5 last year, take place. The conference on (transitional) justice is based on workshops held in six Sudanese regions. The fifth and most contentious one, on security sector reform, based on the integration of RSF paramilitaries into the army, concludes without clear outcomes. It is agreed that the Final Agreement will be signed on April 1. The already dire security situations in Darfur and Kordofan are deteriorating further. An economic analyst warns about the disastrous impacts of the continuing stagflation on the already collapsing economy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/230119-Sudanese-Pounds-generic-By-AMB-Dabanga-1-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20026665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/230119-Sudanese-Pounds-generic-By-AMB-Dabanga-1-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/230119-Sudanese-Pounds-generic-By-AMB-Dabanga-1-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/230119-Sudanese-Pounds-generic-By-AMB-Dabanga-1-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/230119-Sudanese-Pounds-generic-By-AMB-Dabanga-1-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/230119-Sudanese-Pounds-generic-By-AMB-Dabanga-1-2-307x173.jpg 307w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/230119-Sudanese-Pounds-generic-By-AMB-Dabanga-1-2.jpg 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Sudanese Pounds (Photo: AMB \/ RD)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>March 1: Two people in Khartoum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/two-more-die-as-sudan-dengue-fever-epidemic-spreads-in-khartoum-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">die of dengue<\/a>. Doctors blame the authorities for failing to intervene and halt the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-doctors-blame-ministry-of-health-for-dengue-spread\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spread of the fever<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/economists-sound-alarm-as-sudans-trade-deficit-hits-6-7-billion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Economists sound alarm<\/a> as Sudan\u2019s trade deficit hits $6.7 billion. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/protests-over-activist-killed-by-police-face-heavy-repression-officer-interrogated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Protests against police violence<\/a> in Khartoum face heavy repression. Lt Gen Abdelfattah <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudans-army-commander-optimistic-about-formation-new-govt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">El Burhan is optimistic<\/a> about the signing of the Final Agreement which will pave the way for the formation of a new civilian government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 3: More than 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/eastern-sudanese-groups-sign-declaration-of-principles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eastern Sudanese groups<\/a> sign a Declaration of Principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 4: The RSF says it will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudans-rsf-will-not-allow-the-killing-of-young-demonstrators-from-today-on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">not allow \u2018killing of demonstrators\u2019<\/a> anymore. Six children <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/six-children-burn-to-death-in-fires-across-darfur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">burn to death in fires<\/a> across Darfur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 5: The judiciary transfers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-judiciary-transfers-cases-of-martyrs-to-ordinary-courts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018cases of martyrs\u2019<\/a> to ordinary courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 6: South Sudanese mediator Dhieu Mathok says that the implementation of the JPA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/juba-mediator-mathok-says-that-jpa-implementation-faces-many-challenges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">faces many challenges<\/a>. Gold miners in Red Sea state and Blue Nile state protest a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/gold-miners-protest-over-fivefold-fee-increase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fivefold fees increase<\/a>. Eight Sudanese activists are acquitted of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/eight-sudanese-activists-acquitted-of-fabricated-and-malicious-charges-of-killing-officer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018fabricated\u2019 charges of killing<\/a> an intelligence officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 7: The Trilateral Mechanism announces that the fourth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/trilateral-mechanism-for-sudan-fourth-dialogue-conference-to-begin-on-saturday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dialogue conference, on (transitional) justice,<\/a> will start after three days. The number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/dengue-and-malaria-cases-rise-in-sudan-capital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dengue fever and malaria<\/a> cases rise in Khartoum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 8: The UN Security Council <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/un-security-council-extend-sanctions-on-sudan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extends sanctions on Sudan<\/a> for another year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 9: Egypt announces plans to connect Sudan with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/egypt-plans-to-connect-sudan-with-high-speed-rail-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">high-speed rail link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 10: Community leaders in Darfur urge the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/community-leaders-urge-war-victim-participation-in-sudan-justice-conferences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">participation of war victims<\/a> in workshops on transitional justice.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/22XXXX-El-Burhan-Sudan-Armed-Forces.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20028732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/22XXXX-El-Burhan-Sudan-Armed-Forces.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/22XXXX-El-Burhan-Sudan-Armed-Forces-300x181.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/22XXXX-El-Burhan-Sudan-Armed-Forces-150x91.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/22XXXX-El-Burhan-Sudan-Armed-Forces-286x173.jpeg 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Sudan junta leader Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan at a speech in 2022 (file photo: Sudan Armed Forces)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>March 11: Junta leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/ffc-cc-sudans-transitional-civilian-govt-to-be-formed-by-start-of-ramadan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">El Burhan and Hemeti discuss the \u2018contentious issues\u2019<\/a> between them, as the FFC-CC says that a new civilian government may be formed already this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 12: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/wide-participation-in-sudan-transitional-justice-workshops-events-in-kassala-blue-nile-thwarted-by-humanitarian-aid-commissioners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transitional justice workshops<\/a> in four regions witness wide participation, while workshops in Kassala and Blue Nile region are stopped by authorities. People living near Merowe in Northern State stage a protest vigil against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-vigil-held-protesting-hazardous-mining-practise-of-cyanide-washing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">use of cyanide in gold mining<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 13: Hemeti visits Eritrea to discuss bilateral relations but also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/hemeti-visits-eritrea-to-discuss-bilateral-relations-but-also-to-weave-rsf-alliances\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to \u2018weave RSF alliances\u2019<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/transitional-justice-workshops-say-sudan-must-end-impunity-and-human-rights-violations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">transitional justice workshops<\/a> say Sudan must end impunity and human rights violations.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-displaced-woman-sits-on-a-bed-next-to-the-remnants-of-her-house-burned-in-a-previous-fire-in-South-Darfur-Photo-by-Albert-Gonzalez-Farran-UNAMID.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20033107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-displaced-woman-sits-on-a-bed-next-to-the-remnants-of-her-house-burned-in-a-previous-fire-in-South-Darfur-Photo-by-Albert-Gonzalez-Farran-UNAMID.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-displaced-woman-sits-on-a-bed-next-to-the-remnants-of-her-house-burned-in-a-previous-fire-in-South-Darfur-Photo-by-Albert-Gonzalez-Farran-UNAMID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-displaced-woman-sits-on-a-bed-next-to-the-remnants-of-her-house-burned-in-a-previous-fire-in-South-Darfur-Photo-by-Albert-Gonzalez-Farran-UNAMID-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-displaced-woman-sits-on-a-bed-next-to-the-remnants-of-her-house-burned-in-a-previous-fire-in-South-Darfur-Photo-by-Albert-Gonzalez-Farran-UNAMID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-displaced-woman-sits-on-a-bed-next-to-the-remnants-of-her-house-burned-in-a-previous-fire-in-South-Darfur-Photo-by-Albert-Gonzalez-Farran-UNAMID-259x173.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A woman sits on a bed next to the remnants of her burnt house in Darfur (File photo: Albert Gonzalez Farran \/ UNAMID)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>March 14: The signatories of the Framework Agreement agree on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/ffc-sudan-political-actors-confirm-criteria-for-future-prime-minister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">criteria for selecting a new prime minister<\/a>. The Marches of the Millions in greater Khartoum are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/march-of-the-millions-thwarted-by-tear-gas-in-sudan-capital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thwarted by tear gas<\/a>. An officer of the paramilitary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/marauding-armed-bandits-kill-police-officer-injure-two-others-in-north-darfur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Central Reserve Police is shot dead<\/a> in North Darfur. Various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/darfur-fires-consume-43-homes-10-shops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fires in Darfur<\/a> consume more than 40 homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 16: The West Kordofan oil fields management acknowledges that the people in the state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/west-kordofan-wronged-by-sudans-central-government-in-distributing-oil-profits-vs-burdens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">do not benefit from the wealth<\/a> generated by oil production. Displaced and refugee women continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/moonshine-misery-and-the-maltreatment-of-sudans-desperate-displaced-distillers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">illegally brew alcohol<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 19: Two people are killed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/tribal-clashes-claim-two-fire-raises-village-in-sudans-kordofan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tribal clashes<\/a> in North Kordofan. Sovereignty Council member and one of the October 2021 putschists Lt Gen Yasir El Ata <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-junta-affirm-militarys-commitment-to-civilian-transition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">underscores the military\u2019s commitment<\/a> to transferring power to a civilian government. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/health-workers-payroll-stolen-in-central-darfur-robbery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Armed robbers<\/a> make off with \u2018millions of Sudanese Pounds\u2019 in Central Darfur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 20: Displaced people living across Darfur\u2019s camps are speaking out about their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/darfur-displaced-speak-out-against-dire-conditions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dire living conditions<\/a>. Two policemen are wounded in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/policemen-injured-in-south-darfur-hijack-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attack on a police post<\/a> in South Darfur.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2112XX-Volker-Perthes-UN.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20027973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2112XX-Volker-Perthes-UN.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2112XX-Volker-Perthes-UN-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2112XX-Volker-Perthes-UN-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2112XX-Volker-Perthes-UN-318x173.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Volker Perthes, UN Special Representative for Sudan and head of UNITAMS (File photo: UN)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>March 21: Volker Perthes, head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), urges the Security Council to offer \u2018greater support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/perthes-urges-un-greater-support-needed-to-help-sudan-with-its-domestic-challenges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to help Sudan with its domestic challenges\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 22: In a bid to curb criminality, the director of Kadugli, capital of South Kordofan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-south-kordofan-extend-strict-ramadan-curfew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extends the curfew<\/a> in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 23: Khartoum witnesses a \u2018significant increase\u2019 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/khartoum-witnesses-significant-increase-in-dengue-cases-amidst-medical-shortages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dengue cases<\/a> amidst medical shortages. The violence used by the police against protesters is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-police-killing-protesters-is-institutional-behaviour-linked-to-military-leadership-lt-col-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018institutional behaviour\u2019<\/a>, a police officer says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 25: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/committee-to-present-draft-final-agreement-to-sudans-civil-and-military-actors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drafting committee of the Final Agreement<\/a> completes the initial draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 26: The dialogue conference on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/hemeti-security-and-military-reform-in-sudan-should-not-be-subjected-to-any-political-agenda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Security Sector Reform<\/a> starts in Khartoum, which is the fifth last conference as agreed in the Framework Agreement. The head of UNITAMS stresses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=20033903&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">importance of a unified Sudanese army<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/radio-and-tv-workers-strike-across-sudan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radio and TV workers on strike<\/a> across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 27: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/health-ministry-dengue-fever-continues-to-spread-around-sudan-capital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dengue fever continues<\/a> to spread in Khartoum.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gum-Arabic-Photo-Andrew-Bergman-RD-1024x555.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20034102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gum-Arabic-Photo-Andrew-Bergman-RD-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gum-Arabic-Photo-Andrew-Bergman-RD-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gum-Arabic-Photo-Andrew-Bergman-RD-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gum-Arabic-Photo-Andrew-Bergman-RD-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gum-Arabic-Photo-Andrew-Bergman-RD-319x173.jpg 319w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gum-Arabic-Photo-Andrew-Bergman-RD.jpg 1329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Gum Arabic (File photo: AMB \/ RD)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>March 28: The dialogue conference on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-security-reform-workshop-concludes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reform of the security sector concludes<\/a> without clear outcomes. About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-s-gum-arabic-associations-highlight-problems-faced-by-workers-in-the-sector\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">40 per cent of gum Arabic<\/a> produced in Sudan is reportedly being smuggled through Egypt and Chad. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/ocha-six-dead-30k-displaced-by-west-darfur-clashes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">West Darfur clashes<\/a> leave six dead and displace 30,000 people. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/bandits-kill-four-policemen-in-central-darfur-ambush\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Four policemen are killed<\/a> in an ambush in Central Darfur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 30: An economic analyst warns about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/economist-expects-dismissals-at-sudanese-banks-and-warns-of-stagflation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disastrous impacts of stagflation<\/a> and the weak financial position of Sudanese banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 31: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/celebrating-womens-history-in-sudan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women continue to play a very active<\/a> role in the country\u2019s resistance committees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>* In the end of 2019, the government of Abdallah Hamdok established the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/el-faki-sudan-to-form-new-anti-graft-committee-without-former-members\"><em>Empowerment Removal Committee<\/em><\/a><em> (ERC) with the aim to purge the country of the remnants of the Al Bashir regime. The work of the ERC was suspended, and several of its members were detained following the October 2021 military coup d\u2019\u00e9tat.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Previous timelines:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-timeline-october-december-2022-anti-junta-protests-swell-amid-regime-crackdown-tribal-strife-displaces-thousands-as-economy-bleeds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudan timeline October \u2013 December 2022: Anti-junta protests swell amid regime crackdown, tribal strife displaces thousands as economy bleeds<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-timeline-july-september-2022-junta-continues-to-repress-resistance-as-pound-founders-and-hunger-grows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudan timeline: July \u2013 September 2022: Junta continues to repress resistance as Pound founders and hunger grows<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-timeline-april-june-2022-popular-resistance-to-junta-escalates-banditry-and-intercommunal-strife-in-darfur-and-across-sudan-as-15-million-face-hunger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudan timeline April \u2013 June 2022: Popular resistance to junta escalates, banditry and intercommunal strife in Darfur and across Sudan as 15 million face hunger<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-timeline-january-march-2022-political-turmoil-lawlessness-as-attempts-to-revive-democratic-transition-collapse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudan timeline January \u2013 March 2022: Political turmoil, lawlessness as attempts to revive democratic transition collapse<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-timeline-october-december-2021-democratic-transition-under-siege-foreign-finance-cut-as-military-sizes-power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudan timeline October-December 2021: Democratic transition under siege, foreign finance cut as military sizes power<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-timeline-july-september-2021-political-discord-escalates-poverty-grows-as-thousands-displaced-by-floods-violence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudan timeline July-September 2021: Political discord escalates, poverty grows, as thousands are displaced by floods, violence<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-timeline-april-june-2021-waves-of-violence-continue-but-international-debt-relief-brings-hope-for-economic-upturn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudan timeline April-June 2021: Waves of violence continue, international debt relief brings hope for economic upturn<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-timeline-january-march-2021-holdout-rebels-in-from-the-cold-sudanese-pound-devalued-covid-19-vaccine-roll-out-begins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudan timeline January-March 2021: Holdout rebels in from the cold, Sudanese pound devalued, COVID-19 vaccine roll-out begins<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-timeline-october-december-2020-peace-accord-signed-covid-second-wave-bites-security-fears-as-unamid-withdraws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudan timeline October-December 2020: Peace accord signed, COVID second wave bites, security fears as UNAMID withdraws<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-timeline-july-september-2020-public-anger-at-slow-implementation-of-revolution-floods-devastate-communities-countrywide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudan timeline July-September 2020: Public anger at slow implementation of revolution, floods devastate communities countrywide<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-timeline-april-june-2020-covid-19-marks-all-aspects-of-life-inflation-soars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudan timeline April-June 2020: Covid-19 marks all aspects of life, inflation soars<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-timeline-jan-march-2020-little-relief-to-sudan-s-economic-security-woes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudan timeline January-March 2020: Little relief to the country\u2019s economic, security woes<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-interim-government-put-to-the-test\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudan timeline October-December 2019: Interim government put to the test<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-turbulent-transformation-from-tyranny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudan timeline July-September 2019: Turbulent transformation from tyranny<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/how-did-civil-discontent-propel-sudan-towards-the-overthrow-of-al-bashir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudan timeline December 2018-April 2019: How did civil discontent propel Sudan towards the overthrow of Al Bashir?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 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