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Sudan's president issues decree dissolving Darfur Regional Authority

Xinhua, September 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday issued a decree dissolving the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), Sudan's Ashorooq Net reported.

The decree relieved members of the DRA executive body and council in accordance with the Darfur peace deal, known as Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), the report said.

The DDPD duration has elapsed since last June when the Darfur people opted to keep the state's system and rejected the option of one region in the recent Darfur's administrative status referendum.

About two weeks ago, Sudan celebrated the end of the duration of the DRA in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur State in the presence of a number of foreign heads of states.

The Darfur peace was reached on July 14, 2011 between the government and the Liberation and Justice led by El Tijani El-Sisi.

However, major movements such as Justice and Equality Movement and Sudan Liberation movements have not joined the agreement as yet. Endit