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Tensions emerge amid efforts to draft new constitution

Published on 16.11.2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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The Max Planck Foundation is helping Sudanese civilians lay the groundwork for a constitution, but the involvement of a coalition close to the army has sparked uproar.

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Sudan
Tensions emerge amid efforts to draft new constitution

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Sudan Tensions emerge amid efforts to draft new constitution

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The Max Planck Foundation is helping Sudanese civilians lay the groundwork for a constitution, but the involvement of a coalition close to the army has sparked uproar.

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Sudan
Tensions emerge amid efforts to draft new constitution

Sudan
Hamdok's unilateral actions create headache for Taqaddum coalition

Sudan
Taqaddum civil movement struggles to organise expansion meet

Sudan
Guest list for Paris humanitarian conference still under debate

Sudan
Rebel group SPLM-N sets conditions for joining Taqaddum movement

Sudan
London puts Burhan and Hemeti under pressure at the UN

Spotlight | Sudan
US casts wider net to keep Jeddah peace talks alive

Sudan
General Burhan looks to forge alliances with eastern tribes

Sudan
General Burhan's thwarted diplomatic offensive

Spotlight | Sudan
AU sets out plan to take the reins on Sudan de-escalation