RE: Sudan news latest4 Jan 2024 17:44
January 4, 2024
https://www.barrons.com/news/sudan-paramilitary-leader-daglo-holds-talks-in-pretoria-0ed32017
Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, the commander of Sudanese paramilitary forces that are fighting the national army, met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria on Thursday as part of a tour of African capitals.
Daglo has met regional leaders in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Djibouti since late December, his first visits abroad since the start of the conflict in mid-April.
"I briefed President Ramaphosa on the root causes of the war and the factors contributing to its persistence," Daglo posted on X, formerly Twitter.
"I emphasized our unwavering commitment to cease hostilities despite the challenges arising from the reluctance of the opposing force and their intentional efforts to prolong this conflict," he said.
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an organisation of eight East African countries, has been trying to bring Daglo to the table with Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sudanese army.
The two men have never met since the start of the war that has plunged Sudan into a humanitarian crisis, with 12,000 dead, according to a conservative estimate by the ACLED analysis group, and more than seven million people displaced, according to the United Nations.
Daglo has shown an openness to ending the fighting during his visits abroad, expressing on Thursday "our full readiness to stop the war."
January 4, 2024
https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/africa-press-releases/united-nations-un-relief-chief-2024-demands-swift-action-to-stem-sudans-ruinous-conflict-w7v832un
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