Staff Writer
The six nations that border Sudan’s territory’s leaders gathered on Thursday in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, for the most publicized peace negotiations since fighting broke out in the north-eastern African nation in the middle of April.
The presidents of Ethiopia, South Sudan, Chad, Eritrea, the Central African Republic, and Libya were in attendance at the meeting, which was hosted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi.
“We express our grave concern on the worsening humanitarian situation in Sudan and denounce the ongoing assaults on civilians, healthcare facilities, and public utilities. In order to lessen the crisis’ severe effects on innocent civilians, we call on the leaders of the international community to step up efforts to provide the necessary humanitarian assistance and address the urgent severe shortage of food and medical supplies in Sudan Sissi, Abdel Fattah.
The meeting on Thursday takes place weeks after negotiations between the US and Saudi Arabia in the city of Jeddah failed because both parties repeatedly disregarded cease-fire agreements and failed to stop fighting.
“A decision has been made to establish a ministerial mechanism at the level of foreign ministers of neighboring countries to address the Sudanese situation. The group’s first meeting will be held in Chad with the aim of putting together an executive work plan with workable solutions, stopping the fighting, and finding a comprehensive solution to the Sudanese crisis through direct communication with the various Sudanese parties, in coordination with the African Union and other established mechanisms. Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese military have consented to at least ten cease-fires, several of which were mediated during the Jeddah negotiations, said the president of Egypt.
Since April, when tensions between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces erupted into open combat, violence has wracked Sudan.
