Burhan heads to Djibouti tomorrow to meet Hemedti: Sudan gov. source
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The meeting is said to be coordinated by IGAD to cease the war in Sudan.
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The Head of the Sudanese Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF leader Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) (illustrated by Al Mayadeen)
The head of the Sudanese Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is reportedly set to travel to Djibouti tomorrow for a meeting with RSF leader Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) as part of efforts by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Eastern Africa to address the Sudanese crisis.
A source informed the Russian news agency Sputnik that al-Burhan is scheduled to depart, on Thursday, to hold talks with Hemedti in Djibouti. The meeting is said to be coordinated by IGAD to cease the war in Sudan.
A spokesperson for IGAD said as quoted by Sputnik that IGAD President Abdullah Hamdouk and the Secretary-General of the organization are working to bring Generals al-Burhan and Hemedti to the negotiating table to meet the aspirations of the Sudanese people.
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The commander of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) expressed on Tuesday his willingness to meet with Abdullah Hamdok, the head of the Civil Front for Democracy, to discuss ways to end the ongoing war in Sudan between the Sudanese Army and the RSF since April 15.
In a post on X, Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) said: "I have received a letter from the head of the Civil Front for Democracy, Abdullah Hamdok, inviting us to an urgent meeting to discuss the issues of stopping the war and addressing its effects."
He added, "I fully welcome holding this meeting immediately and will directly begin discussing the arrangements for it. We extend our hands in welcome to every national effort that brings peace and ends the suffering caused by the war."
Days ago, Sudanese media reports indicated that Abdel Fattah al-Burhan had agreed to hold a direct meeting with Hemedti but had set conditions before the meeting could take place.
The conflict, ongoing since April 15, has led to intense and widespread clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces in various regions of Sudan. Despite multiple agreements for a ceasefire, they have not been adhered to, resulting in tens of thousands of casualties, displacements, and profound humanitarian crises both within and outside Sudan.
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