RE: Doubt over Peace Talks Articke 13 mins old11 Dec 2023 15:37
This is from this afternoon about the hopeful ceasefire talks:
But in a statement on Sunday, the army-aligned foreign ministry said it did not recognise the IGAD statement as it did not incorporate notes it had made, in particular that the meeting with Dagalo was conditional on a permanent ceasefire and withdrawal of RSF troops from the capital Khartoum.
Meanwhile, the RSF said its acceptance of the meeting was on condition that Burhan did not attend in his capacity of head of state, a post he has held since 2019, when the army and RSF worked together to oust long-ruling strongman Omar al-Bashir.
The army, which regards the war as a rebellion by the RSF, is unlikely to accept such a stipulation.
Sadly it’s a nonevent