Presidential advisors also talk to Jibril Ibrahim leader of Sudan's Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and finance minister of the Burhan-led Democratic Bloc often during the week...
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Instead the two factions agreed only to form a small subcommittee to come up with a final communique calling for an end to the war which three Democratic Bloc leaders – Finance Minister Jibril Ibrahim Darfur governor Minni Minnawi and Sovereign Council deputy Malik Agar did not sign...
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The main signatories of the Juba Peace agreement such as Minni Minnawi who leads the Sudan Liberation Army-MM (SLA-MM) and Jibril Ibrahim who leads the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) are fully allied with Burhan...
Two of Mahamat Kaka's uncles are also related to Sudan's Minister of Finance Jibril Ibrahim who has come out strongly against Hemeti and the RSF...
Minni Arkoi Minnawi leader of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA- Minnawi) and his Jibril Ibrahim leader of the Justice and Equality Movement believe that war in El Fasher is still the most likely scenario...
Jibril Ibrahim has little to lose as JEM's military wing was significantly weakened by splits over the last three years...
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Some members of the Déby family are related to Jibril Ibrahim the Islamist leader of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and currently the Minister of Finance based in Port Sudan...
More than the Justice and Equality Movement whose leader Jibril Ibrahim was finance minister in the Sovereignty Council the SLA has firepower in Darfur...
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He employs many former Darfuri fighters including militias who were associated with Minni Arkou Minnawi's Sudan Liberation Army and to a lesser extent Jibril Ibrahim's Justice and Equality Movement...
The finance ministry led by the flamboyant Jibril Ibrahim also leader of the Justice and Equality Movement leader has been unable or unwilling to pay its share of the NHIF budget (about 70%) for the last two years (AC Vol 63 No 19 Junta's double-talk on transition)...
Those Darfuri movements that endorsed the October 2021 coup and led by Jibril Ibrahim and Minni Minawi were able to gather a coalition of about 13 groups (many connected to the previous regime) which represents an important asset for Burhan in his attempt to manage the political negotiations with the civilian Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council (FFC-CC) (AC Vol 62 No 22 Burhan tries to negotiate after coup falters)...
He has also criticised his former allies Minni Arkou Minnawi leader of the Sudan Liberation Movemment and Jibril Ibrahim the Islamist leader of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) (AC Vol 60 No 15 Parties divided on sharing power)...
Jibril Ibrahim has visited Darfur secretly under heavy protection as he is involved in a family feud and held responsible for the killings of several Zaghawa who had challenged him and his late brother...
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