Donald Trump, President-elect of the United States, promised during his campaign to end wars. The Sudanese population clings to these words, and hopes that the war which has been tearing the country apart since April 2023 will be on the agenda of the next American administration. A hope nourished by recent declarations by the country’s political and military leaders.
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For several days, Khartoum has been leading a diplomatic offensive in several capitals through its representations abroad. In Paris, Rabat, Algiers and Djibouti, for example, Sudanese ambassadors invite journalists to conferences where they strongly urge the international community to put pressure on the countries in the region which arm the paramilitaries of the Forces of rapid support (FSR) or, which facilitate the delivery of weapons and mercenaries.
The Sudanese ambassador in Tunis called on him to put FSR on the list of terrorist organizations. At the same time, the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Youssef Charif, who made his first trip abroad to Cairo, on Wednesday called on the United States to strengthen its ties with the Sudanese state, foreseeing the end of the war after three months ” with the army that will achieve victory “, he said, not paying attention to the reality on the ground.
Increased involvement of the United States?
The Sudanese government hopes that the new US administration under President Trump will become more involved in the Sudanese crisis, alongside the regular army. According to a former senior American official, speaking on the Qatari channel Al-Jazeera, the UNITED STATES could task countries in the region such as Egypt, Ethiopia or Saudi Arabia with relaunching peace talks between the two belligerents.
As part of these pressures aimed at weakening the RSF, Khartoum this week referred the matter to the African Union Commission on Human and Population Rights against the Chadshe also has canceled Emirati memorandums of understanding for investments on the Red Sea in Sudan.
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