General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sudanese army, set out through a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs his conditions for a dialogue with Hemedti, who leads the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), two groups which are have been facing since April 15, 2023.
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With our correspondent in Nairobi, Gaëlle Laleix
The war in Sudan and the head of the army, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who sets his conditions for a dialogue with his rival Mohamed Hamdan Dogolo known as “Hemedti”, commander of the Rapid Support Forces (FSR). They were announced on January 7, 2024 by a press release from the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This statement comes as Hemedti has just completed an important diplomatic tour
For General al-Burhan, we must return to the Jeddah declaration signed on May 11, 2023. “ The evacuation by militiamen of the homes of thousands of citizens used as military bases, from towns and villages, remains a prerequisite for resuming discussions », It is written in the press release.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs specifies that the withdrawal of the RSF from the state of al-Jazeera in the south-east of the country would demonstrate the seriousness of the paramilitaries in their intentions to dialogue.
As for the Addis Ababa declaration, signed last week by Hemedti and the Taqadum coalition of civilian forces, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs brushes it aside. It is an agreement signed by a group of supporters of the FSR commander, he writes, which “ would pave the way for the partition of Sudan if it were to be applied “.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is outraged by the honors which were conferred on Hemedti during his meetings with the Kenyan, South African and Rwandan presidents last week. The refugee authorities in Port Sudan had already recalled their ambassador to Nairobi on Thursday.
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