Al-Nur rejects to meet Minnawi for his support to Sudan’s coup leaders

March 14, 2022 (KHARTOUM) – Abdel Wahid al-Nur, leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM-AW) refused to meet with the Governor of Darfur region Minni Minnawi during his visit to the South Sudanese capital Juba.

In a statement issued on Monday, the SLM-AW said al-Nur did not reject to meet Minnawi for his person “but because of his part of the October 25 coup”.

Al-Nur is not a signatory of the Juba peace agreement but the South Sudanese government hosts him in Juba with the hope that he would join the Juba mediated process for peace in Sudan.

However, the holdout group condemned the coup of General al-Burhan and called on its supporters to participate in the anti-coup protest movement.

The group, which is committed to a cessation of hostilities unilateral declaration, strived during the past two years to rebuild its forces and to equip them in the rebel-held areas of Jebel Marra.

UN experts say the movement earns money from gold mining in the mountainous area in Central Darfur State and developed business activities in South Sudan.

The SLM-AW says they want to hold a comprehensive and inclusive conference in Khartoum to discuss the problem of Sudan and not only the Darfur region.

(ST)