...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...'s National Umma Party (NUP) dismissed its acting leader late on Monday after he signed a pact with groups aligned with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to establish a parallel government, a party leadership body said.
Fadlallah Burma Nasir, along with representatives of other armed, political, and civil organizations, signed the founding charter on Feb. 22. The agreement endorsed the formation of a parallel government, the establishment of a secular state, and the right to self-determination if secularism is not enshrined in a transitional or permanent constitution.
In a statement seen by Sudan Tribune, the NUP's Presidential Institution said it had ''decided to withdraw the mandate'' of retired Major General Fadlallah Burma Nasir as party president. Mohammed Abdallah al-Douma will replace him, ''exercising the powers of the elected president and making decisions through the Presidential Institution,'' it added.
Rift widens in Sudan’s Umma Party as acting leader rejects ouster, dissolves key body
[SUDANTRIBUNE] A power struggle within Sudan’s National Umma Party (NUP) intensified on Tuesday after the party’s acting leader rejected a move to oust him and dissolved the body that initiated his removal, escalating a dispute over a pact with RSF-aligned groups.
Late on Monday, the NUP’s Presidential Institution withdrew confidence from acting party president Fadlallah Burma Nasir for signing an agreement with groups aligned with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to establish a parallel government. The institution appointed Mohamed Abdullah Al-Douma as his replacement.
On Feb. 22, Burma Nasir, representing the NUP, signed a founding charter alongside other armed, political, and civil organizations. The charter endorsed the establishment of a parallel government, a secular state, and the right to self-determination if secularism is not enshrined in a transitional or permanent constitution.
In a move threatening the unity of the long-established party, Burma Nasir issued a decision Tuesday evening terminating the mandates of the vice presidents, presidential assistants, and advisors, effectively dissolving the Presidential Institution. He also announced plans to reconstitute the Presidential Institution on “new foundations” and to consult with the head of the Political Bureau and the Secretary-General on convening an extraordinary general congress.
Burma Nasir stated that the actions taken in the name of the Presidential Institution were contrary to the party’s constitution and did not represent the institutions stipulated within it.