Calm returns back to Sudan

Normal conditions started to return back to Sudan gradually following acts of violence that erupted after the announcement of the death of the Sudanese Vice President and leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) last Monday, in a Ugandan President's plane crash which was taking him from Uganda to southern Sudan.

Meantime, Sudanese army and security forces continued deployment in the capital Khartoum and its quarters, and in all the cities of Jouba, the capital of southern Sudan.

Deputy Chairman of the ruling National Congress party called on the Sudanese to resort to calm. He accused sides he did not identify of destructive acts, describing them the enemy of peace. This was expressed in a press conference he held with the leading figure in the SPLM, Neyal Dinq.

Nafe Ali Nafe said that the state took strong security measures to restore back normalcy.

For its part, the People's Movement (SPLM) condemned the bloody acts of violence which claimed the life of 8 persons in the capital Khartoum, according to the ICRC. Dinq called for toughness in chasing what he called evil elements which seeks sedition and lawlessness in the country.

With the gradual restoration of normalcy to the capital, the governor of Khartoum, Abdul Halim al-Mutaa'fi, called for lessening of the curfew so as to start at 11 p.m. ( local time) instead of 6 (p. m) as in the two past days and continued until 6 a.m.