In a recent phone conversation with Moussa Faki, Chairman of the African Union Commission, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized that there are no military solutions to the ongoing conflict in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.
During the discussion, Blinken and Faki addressed the coordination of efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to those in need in Sudan, as well as the importance of both conflict parties respecting human rights.
Both parties also agreed that any external intervention or military support to the conflicting parties in Sudan would only prolong the conflict.
For the past few months, intense and widespread clashes have been taking place between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, primarily concentrated in the capital, Khartoum.
The public disagreement between Sudanese Sovereignty Council President, Abdul Fattah al-Burhan, and the Sudanese Armed Forces Commander, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemetti), became apparent after the signing of the “Framework Agreement” for the transitional period between the military and civilian components last December.
This agreement aimed to remove the military from politics and transfer power to civilians.
