New alliance turns to Algeria

A new alliance of Sudanese political organisations have signed an agreement in Khartoum to work for a national accord which will solve the political crisis in Sudan. The new move by the alliance is based on an Algerian-sponsored political initiative, and includes organisations “from the left, centre and right”, the London-based ‘Al-Sharq al-Awsat’ said on Monday. A plenary session is planned to be held in Algeria, where President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced in March that he was willing to coordinate the various Sudanese peace initiatives, ‘Al-Sharq al-Awsat’ said. Algeria has said it is in a unique role to this, with its shared Arab-African roots.

‘Al-Sharq al Awsat’ issued a list of signatories in the new alliance, and said it followed “along the lines of the alliance of the Sudanese opposition abroad”. It has a collective leadership of seven, headed by Muhammad Abu-al-Qasim Hajj Hamad. A list of signatures included the Islamic Path Party, Virtue Organisation, the Hasm Movement, World People’s Friendship, United Sudanese Forces, Sudanese Revolutionary Forces, Contemporary Sudan, the Revolutionary Committees, Sudanese Pan-Arab National Action, the People’s Federal Union, the National Accord, the Islamic Ummah Party, Youth Forum for Dialogue, Liberal Democrats, and the Liberal Independents.