US envoy warns against splitting Sudan

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The US envoy for the Horn of Africa warned of the seriousness of the divisive features looming over the Sudan, especially as battles between the military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have continued since April with no signs of a political solution.

During a session held at the Doha Forum, which concluded on Monday, under the theme "War in the Sudan", the United States Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, said that "neither party to the conflict in the Sudan is convinced of the ceasefire now, not even the negotiating table in Jeddah, has managed to put an end, even temporarily, to the bloody war".

Speaking during the session, Mike Hammer stressed that the continuation of battles and power disputes between the parties to the conflict could lead to the division of the country, which everyone rejects, but this is what the data suggest, anticipating a scenario for the Sudanese landscape that could be worse than the current Libyan landscape.

The peace talks in the city of Jeddah on the Sudan had reached a stalemate, despite relentless attempts to implement a long-term truce and introduce Saudi Arabias assistance in cooperation with a number of regional and international parties.

Hammer criticized the atrocities perpetrated in the Sudan on both sides and said they deserved condemnation and denunciation, while denouncing the reluctance to engage in sexual abuse against some women as "repugnant and heinous".

The United States Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa confirmed that work was under way during this period to hold a bilateral and direct meeting between the President of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemeti).

Hammer stressed that the United States strongly supports a political process in the Sudan leading to a peaceful and democratic transition of power, in which civil society and political actors have a role, thus achieving peace and security, stressing that the situation is now dangerous and there is no military solution in the Sudan. "The country has been destroyed enough," he said.

Source: Al Jazeera Net