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The Arab League (AL) held an emergency meeting in Cairo recently to discuss the ongoing military clashes in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the capital city of Khartoum and other areas
The Arab League (AL) held an emergency meeting in Cairo recently to discuss the ongoing military clashes in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the capital city of Khartoum and other areas. The fighting has been going on since April 15, without any effective truce in sight. The AL held two emergency meetings on April 16 and 30, respectively, to discuss the situation in Sudan.
Top diplomats in the Arab world gathered in the Egyptian capital Cairo for the second time and tried to see how they could cooperate to help the Sudanese talks succeed so as to end the bloody conflict, which already took the lives of many and led to fleeing of thousands across the border to countries like DRC and Republic of Chad.
Sudan is relying on humanitarian aid. Therefore, the top priority now for the Arab League is to find a way out of the current situation. Earlier, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held parleys to end the conflict. He spoke to the commanders of the rival Sudanese sides, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan of the SAF and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo of the RSF, and discussed the recent developments with seven Arab and African foreign ministers including those of Kenya and Djibouti.
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The Sudan crisis is fast becoming an international issue. When the two generals are fighting for supremacy over each other, Sudan, one of the poorest but rich in resources, is increasingly relying on outside help. The UN relief measures were paused for a while because of security reasons. Attack by unidentified assailants led to the death of a few UN officers engaged in relief work. The deadly clashes have left 550 people dead and 4,926 others wounded, according to the Sudanese Health Ministry.
