By Sekaggya Seka Moses
Khartoum, Sudan – Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s de facto ruler and army chief, has dismissed the recent Geneva talks aimed at ending the country’s devastating conflict, vowing to continue fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for as long as necessary.
Al-Burhan, who leads the governing Transitional Sovereignty Council, accused the US-backed peace negotiations of attempting to “whitewash” the RSF and its supporters.
He pledged that the military would “fight for 100 years” if necessary to defeat the RSF.
The Geneva talks, which concluded on Friday, aimed to ease human suffering and achieve a lasting ceasefire.
However, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by al-Burhan, did not attend, citing dissatisfaction with the format.
Mediators expressed disappointment at the SAF’s absence, saying: “Though we were in consistent communication with SAF virtually, we regret their decision not to be present, and we believe that limited our ability to make more substantial progress towards key issues, particularly a national cessation of hostilities.”
US Sudan envoy Tom Perriello acknowledged the challenges ahead, saying: “We hope that this will be a source of momentum for much bigger steps and progress down the road.”
However, he also emphasized the need for further effort, stating: “We do believe that the national cessation of hostilities is possible. We know that that is going to take a great deal of work.”
The conflict in Sudan, which began last year, has led to one of the world’s worst humanitarian and displacement crises, with over 25 million people facing acute hunger and more than 10 million displaced.
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International efforts to broker a ceasefire have so far been unsuccessful, with overlapping talks in Geneva and Jeddah failing to yield significant progress.
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