Ruto meets Sudan general who rejected his mediation talks
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Ruto meets Sudan general Abdel-Fattah Al Burhan as they call for urgent IGAD Summit to speed up mediation process
Ruto meets Sudan general Abdel-Fattah Al Burhan as they call for urgent IGAD Summit to speed up mediation process.
President William Ruto on Monday hosted Sudanese leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan at State House, Nairobi for bilateral talks on the security situation in the country.
Burhan had earlier turned down Kenya’s offer to act as a mediator in bringing an end to the conflict in Sudan.
The two leaders reached consensus on a number of important issues during their discussion at State House in Nairobi, including Ruto’s continued leadership of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) quartet.
The State House further verified that the two came to an agreement on a plan to stabilize the country.
The framework seeks to mediate a cease-fire between General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Al-Burhan’s Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).
“The two leaders reviewed the state of ongoing peace initiatives, including the Jeddah and the IGAD peace process,” the statement read in part.
In October, the two warring factions in Sudan agreed to have peace talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan’s faction rejected Ruto’s appointment as IGAD’s lead negotiator.
Even after meeting in the Middle East, Al-Burhan and Dagalo did not announce a cease-fire seven months after the civil war began.
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“The two leaders underscored the urgent need to find a solution for the conflict in Sudan in the shortest time possible,” Kenya and Sudan agreed on taking the talks away from Jeddah and back to the continent.
Ruto and Al-Burhan regretted the slow progress witnessed in Jeddah and explored ways to accelerate the process towards cessation of hostilities and enhancement of humanitarian assistance.
Additionally, Al-Burhan conceded to having Kenya lead the peace talks under President William Ruto, a position he had previously rejected.
“The leaders agreed to work towards the convening of an urgent IGAD Summit to find ways to accelerate the Jeddah process towards cessation of hostilities,” the statement read in part.
In the earlier disagreement, the Sudan general had accused President William Ruto of aligning with his rival, General Dagalo.
On Monday, he dropped the reservations and agreed that the Summit would work for an all-inclusive Sudanese dialogue.
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