Start of the concession count to end the war
Abdullah Rizk Abusimaza
Following the meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the Taisei Conference of the Anti-War Front, which will conclude its work in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, after four days of deliberation, the attention of all Sudanese will be sought on Thursday towards Jeddah, where a new cycle of negotiations between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the armed forces will begin after a near three-month hiatus.
An important turning point in the course of war, which is completing its sixth month, could usher in the beginning of the concessional counting of the end of the war and herald - hence - in the context of the stampede of Addis and Jeddah Platforms, in the same direction, the direction of peace, with the possibility of a cessation of war before the completion of the counter-front, at its conference scheduled for next November.
The armed forces response to the call for the resumption of negotiation is an important event that has once again allowed for the prospect of an imminent end to the war. It is a response, and if it is months late in which citizens have suffered the scourge of war, it deserves to be commended and appreciated, as a valid step biased towards the interests of the nation and citizens. On the other hand, however, it embodies the military decisions emancipation from the influence of the Islamists, who sparked the war and implicated the armed forces in it, and they died for its continuation, until all the blood was shed..!
Negotiations, at first glance, may seem daunting, but their difficulties can be overcome by the goodwill of both sides. Their firm and definitive commitment to the option of negotiating, renouncing war and fighting. And willingness to make mutual concessions, in order to reach a ceasefire agreement and end hostilities.
The negotiation methodology tends to separate between the military and humanitarian file on the one hand and the political on the other.
The current round of negotiations between RSF and FARDC is concerned with the technical aspects of the draft ceasefire agreement and the end of hostilities, and with the humanitarian issue. A subsequent round of political and arrangements for the restoration of the civilian-led democratic transition, with the participation of political and civilian forces, which may be represented by the anti-war civil front, is in the process of being established.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) exit from residential areas is one of the most important but popular demands of the Agreement, linked to the return of displaced persons, displaced persons and refugees to their homes and the normalization of public life. However, this more pressing requirement is not isolated from all relevant procedures, starting the ceasefire, in all fronts and theatres, and deploying a team (often United States/Saudi) to monitor it, along with neutral forces (for example, from Rwanda, the country most experienced in this area), to separate the belligerents. Securing the withdrawal of the forces of the parties to the war, as a first stage, to the locations before 15 April, in the capital and other cities where battles and confrontations took place, such as El Obeid, Nyala and El Geneina, in order to facilitate the return of citizens to their homes, restore service facilities, secure safe corridors for the delivery of humanitarian assistance to war-affected persons, under the supervision of the International Committee Red Cross... etc.
