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Sudan Military and RSF Hold First High-Level Talks Since War’s Beginning
What's Happening
According to several sources, the Sudanese military government (Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have met for private high-level talks three times within January. The talks, which were not publicly announced until now, have been hosted in Manama, the capital city of Bahrain.
Besides representatives from the RSF and the SAF, the meeting was also...
Armed Youth Kill 52 in Disputed Sudanese Region of Abyei
What You Need to Know:
52 civilians, including a UN peacekeeper were killed in the Abyei administrative area on Saturday after armed youth from the Twic Dinka tribe attacked Ngok Dinka villagers. 64 remain wounded.
Abyei straddles the border between Sudan and South Sudan and was accorded special administrative status through the 2004 Abyei Protocol.
In a statement to the Associated Press,...
EU Sanctions Six Companies Involved in Sudan War
What's Happening
The European Council has "adopted restrictive measures against six entities" in Sudan as fighting between the Sudanese military government and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shows no signs of stopping.
The EU's sanctions target three companies which support the military government and three which support the RSF, respectively.
Namely, the sanctions against government aligned companies target Defense Industries System and SMT Engineering,...
IGAD Calls for Meeting Between Sudan Government and RSF within Two Weeks
Following the January 18th extraordinary summit of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African trade-bloc, IGAD released a statement calling upon both sides in the war in Sudan to uphold their commitments and meet face to face within two weeks.
Previously, the two sides had agreed to a meeting in December, hosted by IGAD, however this meeting was...
Sudan Government Suspends Cooperation with IGAD, Stifling Potential Peace
Violation of Sovereignty
The Sudanese government suspended cooperation with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African trade bloc, less than 48 hours before IGAD was set to hold a summit in Uganda partially aimed at ending the war in Sudan on January 18th.
Sudan's foreign ministry announced the suspension on the 16th while accusing them of "violating Sudan's sovereignty".
Sudan's...
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