A handout image made available by the African Union on November 18, 2014, shows SPLM-N rebel delegation leader Yasir Arman speaking during the closing session of a week long peace talks in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. (AFP)

Sudanese ex-rebel leader arrested: Twitter

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Published: 25 October ,2021: 11:57 AM GST Updated: 25 October ,2021: 12:00 PM GST

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The deputy chairman of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), Yasir Arman, was arrested from his home, his Twitter account said on Monday.

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Arman was an adviser to Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok after his insurgent group signed a peace deal in 2020 with transitional authorities and promised to integrate within the army.

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