Bashir meets tribal leader over dispute with North Darfur governor
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March 30, 2014 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese president Omer Al-Bashir held a
meeting with the notorious tribal leader Musa Hilal to discuss his
dispute with the North Darfur governor, Osman Kibir, in the Chadian
border town of Um Jaras on Sunday.
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Sudanese President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir (L) talks to tribal leader
Musa Hilal during the wedding ceremony between Hilal's daughter and
Chad President Idriss Deby in Khartoum January 20, 2012 (REUTERS/
Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)
Hilal who was one of the main militia leaders that participated in the
counterinsurgency campaign during the first years of Darfur crisis,
turned recently his militiamen against le governor Kibir and accused
him of feeding tribal conflicts in the state.
Kibir is accused of using his government position to reinforce his
tribe, the Tama, and consolidate his personal influence in Darfur.
The leader of the Mahadeed, a clan of Rizaigat tribe, recently refused
calls by Sudanese officials to meet with vice-president Hasabo
Abdel-Rahman to discuss a solution for his disagreement with Kibir.
Different sources said that president Idris Deby who is Hilal's
son-in-law proposed earlier this month during a visit to Port Sudan to
organise a meeting between Bashir and the adviser for the ministry of
federal government.
During a meeting held on the margins of Um Jaras forum, Hilal
expressed "his extreme dissatisfaction" from the North Darfur governor
and insisted on the need to dismiss him by a presidential decree in
order to end tribal fighting in the state, a source close to the
meeting told Sudan Tribune.
The tribal leader stressed that such a decision would pave the way for
security and peace in the state of North Darfur.
Al-Bashir "vowed to consider all that could restore security in
Darfur", the source further said, adding that he expects "concrete
results" during the coming days without elaborating.
The tribal leader also met with Hassan Al-Turabi, leader of the
Islamist opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP), but nothing filtered
from the meeting.
However, Turabi called in his speech before the forum for
reconciliation between Darfurians saying that peace in the western
Sudan region would allow to enhance relations with the neighbouring
Chad and regional stability.
Turabi and Sadiq Al-Mahdi, chairman of the National Umma Party (NUP)
were invited by the Chadian president to take part in the gathering of
Darfur tribal leaders. However Mahdi was represented by his deputy
Burma Nasir.
Nasir in his remarks welcomed the participation of Hilal in the
meeting and called to end tribal clashes. He also urged the rebel
groups to seek a negotiated settlement for the conflict to achieve a
lasting peace in the region.
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