Sudan | THE BLACK EXAMINER | The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have announced their intention to resume peace talks with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) this week in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This decision follows the withdrawal of an SAF delegation from previous talks sponsored by the US and Saudi Arabia in July. Lieutenant Gen. Shams Aldin Alkabashi, Deputy Commander of the SAF, confirmed that talks are scheduled to restart on Thursday. The discussions will commence with humanitarian issues, including the delivery of aid to conflict areas, followed by negotiations on a ceasefire and, ultimately, the political aspect aimed at resolving the country’s ongoing conflict.
Since the outbreak of war on April 15 this year between the SAF and RSF, thousands have lost their lives, and hundreds of thousands have been injured in Sudan. Notably, Lieutenant-General Shams al-Din al-Kabashi, who had been out of the public eye for a prolonged period, has re-emerged in Wadi Sayyidna after being stationed at the General Command of SAF headquarters in Khartoum. Additionally, the commander of the rival faction, Rapid Support Forces’ Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, had previously expressed readiness for negotiations to end the deadly conflict that began in April. Previous peace talks had collapsed due to ceasefire violations by the warring parties.
