The US special envoy to Sudan, Harry Johnston, has invited leaders of Sudan’s northern opposition groups to Washington to discuss the country’s internal situation, news agencies reported. AFP quoted officials of the umbrella National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as saying opposition leaders last Thursday proposed to Johnston that the OAU-mandated mediation group of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) - currently comprising Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda - be enlarged to include Egypt and Libya, which have jointly proposed a separate peace and reconciliation initiative for Sudan. “We’re proposing forming a ‘four plus two’ group,” Umma party spokesman Salah Galal told AFP. Meanwhile, the Sudanese government is to decide this week whether or not to “receive” Johnston, AFP reported on Saturday, citing a senior foreign ministry official.
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