Radio Dabanga
The outgoing British Ambassador to Sudan, Irfan Siddiq, has described his tenure in Khartoum, especially the period in 2019 from the fall of the Al Bashir regime to the signing of the Constitutional Document, as “one of the most intense and rewarding periods of my professional life”, and praised “the bravery, passion, humour, creativity, and determination of the Sudanese people”.
Ambassador Siddiq was received by Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok in Khartoum yesterday, on the occasion of the expiry of his posting to Sudan. At the meeting, Hamdok voiced appreciation for the support of the United Kingdom for the transition process and peace in the country.
In a valedictory statement this week, Ambassador Siddiq, who took-up office in April 2018, expressed his thanks and appreciation for the good cooperation he found during his term of office in Sudan.
“When I arrived in Sudan in April 2018, I could not have imagined that I would see the historic change that I have,” he says. “The December 2018 protest movement was an eruption of popular anger and energy over years of injustice. Powered by women and the young, it showed that determined, brave and passionate peaceful protest could bring about a change that had seemed out of reach for so many years. This was a hugely inspirational movement.”
