Interview
Ex-PM says Sudan risks partition amid US ceasefire push
Former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok also called for the United States to impose sanctions that would carry “personal consequences” for the warring sides.
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WASHINGTON — Sudan risks de facto partition unless the US-led push for a ceasefire is paired with an inclusive political process, the country’s former prime minister told Al-Monitor.
“We don't want to see a situation where the political process is taking a backseat,” Abdalla Hamdok said in an interview.
“As Sudanese, we're very much concerned and worried, having gone through previous partitioning. We lost a third of our country,” Hamdok said, referring to South Sudan’s 2011 secession following an independence referendum.
