Two Sudan rebel leaders arrested after meeting Ethiopia PM Abiy: sourcesTwo Sudan rebel leaders arrested after meeting Ethiopia PM AbiyTwo Sudanese rebel leaders were arrested early on Saturday, opposition sources said, shortly after meeting visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who is trying to mediate in a crisis threatening a transition to democracy.Abiy had on Friday urged Sudan’s military rulers and civilian opposition to exercise “bravery” in trying to agree steps toward democracy after the worst bloodshed since the overthrow in April of President Omar al-Bashir. Two opposition figures who were at Friday’s meeting with Abiy said Ismail Jallab, secretary general of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), and the armed group’s spokesman Mubarak Ardol were detained a few hours later. On Wednesday, SPLM-N deputy head Yasir Arman was detained by security services at his house in Khartoum, the organization said. The Sudanese opposition would not agree to any deal before all of its conditions are met, he said. But they were left inside Sudan when that agreement paved the way to the secession of South Sudan in 2011.

Source: Ethiopian News June 08, 2019 11:14 UTC