Sudan’s government announced plans to send a delegation to Cairo on Monday for discussions with U.S. and Egyptian officials, leaving the question of participation in peace talks to end the 16-month conflict unresolved.
The government, led by the military battling the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for control, has stated it won’t attend Swiss peace talks unless a prior agreement reached in Jeddah is enforced.
The U.S.-led negotiations, which include the RSF, aim to end the war that began in April 2023 and address the severe humanitarian crisis affecting half of Sudan’s 50 million people.
The ruling Transitional Sovereign Council announced that its decision to send a delegation to Cairo followed discussions with the U.S. special envoy and Egyptian government, focusing solely on implementing the Jeddah agreement, which requires the RSF to vacate civilian areas.
On Thursday, the army announced it would permit aid deliveries through an RSF-controlled border crossing into Darfur, pre-empting a key topic of upcoming talks.
A senior U.S. official, speaking anonymously, confirmed that army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan had agreed to this during a phone conversation with Secretary of State Antony Blinken the previous day.
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