...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...’s army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), scheduled for this week at the invitation of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
The meeting aims to discuss a ceasefire and the resumption of humanitarian aid
delivery to the conflict-ridden nation.A bigwig from Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has cast doubt on the meeting’s immediate feasibility, stating that arrangements for the direct encounter between Army Commander in Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF Commander Mohammed Hamdan Daglo Hemetti are yet to be finalized.
The official noted, "To my knowledge, the arrangements for the meeting have not been completed yet."
This statement contradicts earlier reports from al-Sharq Channel, which claimed that al-Burhan and Hemetti received a letter from the IGAD Chairman inviting them to meet in Djibouti on December 28th.
Former Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, in his role as head of the Civil Democratic Forces Coordination, also has extended an invitation for the two belligerents for the meeting with him to convene urgently to discuss ways to end the conflict.