CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Sudanese paramilitary chief Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo stated Thursday he was dedicated to a cease-fire to finish the devastating struggle that has wrecked his nation, at the same time as combating continues and there was no progress on proposed peace talks between Dagalo and Sudan army chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan.
Dagalo, chief of the Speedy Assist Forces, stated in an announcement following a gathering in Pretoria with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa that he had briefed Ramaphosa on the “appreciable efforts taken to finish this struggle.”
“I emphasised our unwavering dedication to stop hostilities,” Dagalo stated, though he did not say if or when he would meet with Burhan. The warring generals agreed final month to a face-to-face assembly and to begin talks over a potential cease-fire, in line with the East African regional bloc IGAD.
No date or location for the talks have been introduced.
Throughout Thursday’s assembly with Dagalo, Ramaphosa stated he hoped there can be an “imminent face-to-face dialogue” between Dagalo and Burhan and known as for an “rapid cease-fire,” Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, stated.
Tensions between former allies Dagalo and Burhan erupted in all-out struggle in mid-April within the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere throughout the nation. The combating has killed greater than 12,000 individuals, in line with the United Nations, whereas docs and activists say the actual loss of life toll is greater. Greater than 7 million individuals have been pressured to depart their properties.
Regardless of discuss of a cease-fire, the battle has intensified. Final month, 300,000 individuals had been pressured to flee their properties in a province that had develop into a secure haven for civilians after the RSF attacked and took the town of Wad Medani.
The RSF takeover prompted fears amongst Wad Medani residents that they might perform atrocities of their metropolis as they’re accused of doing in Khartoum, and the Darfur area in western Sudan.
The U.S. State Division has stated that each the RSF and the Sudanese army have dedicated struggle crimes or crimes in opposition to humanity throughout the nine-month battle.
Dagalo is on a tour of African international locations. He met with Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday following visits to Uganda, Ethiopia and Djibouti.
___
Extra AP Africa information: https://apnews.com/hub/africa