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Bashir welcomes al-Mahdi’s return

    NAIROBI

    Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has welcomed the return to Sudan of opposition leader al-Sadiq al-Mahdi of the opposition Ummah party, the official Sudanese news agency reported on Friday, 24 November. Bashir said the ruling National Congress party and Ummah were close to an agreement, and affirmed that al-Mahdi could participate in the political life of the country in the government or in opposition, SUNA stated. Al-Mahdi met with Bashir on Saturday and discussed how to end the civil war in Sudan, Reuters news agency reported. The Ummah party leader, deposed by Bashir, returned to Sudan on Thursday after a four-year exile in Eritrea and Egypt.

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