Sudanese civilian groups and the ruling junta have failed to meet a deadline for forming a civilian-led transitional government due to disagreements over security reforms and other issues.
According to the parties’ timeline, a new prime minister and other positions should have been announced on Tuesday.
The deadline passed after the parties failed twice to reach an agreement on the integration of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) into the army.
The talks were reportedly suspended for one day for further consultations by a joint committee of the military and RSF, according to the Al-Intibaha website.
Meanwhile, the RSF has reportedly sent “about 14 armored vehicles” to Khartoum “in anticipation of any emergency,” according to the Paris-based Sudan Tribune news site.
According to the Sudan Tribune, citing an unnamed RSF official, the vehicles were stationed in Zurq locality on the border with Libya and were on their way to Khartoum “as part of RSF’s plans to deploy its forces in the city.”
The Sudanese army and the RSF have been mobilizing troops in the capital in recent weeks.
It comes after disagreements between Sudan’s deputy leader, RSF commander Gen Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemeti, and military chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, raising fears of clashes between the army and the RSF.
