Sudan Welcomes African Peace and Security Council Statement

The Government of Sudan welcomed the statement issued by the 1293rd meeting of the African Peace and Security Council, chaired by the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria. The statement reiterated the Council’s strong rejection and condemnation of the so-called Alliance for the Establishment and the RSF terrorist militia’s establishment of an alleged government. The Council affirmed its strong commitment to Sudan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national unity, and its rejection of all attempts aimed at dismantling the Sudanese state or establishing any parallel structures to its legitimate institutions.

In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the government praised the clear principled position contained in the African Peace and Security Council statement in support of the transitional government in Sudan, referring to the roadmap announced by Lieutenant General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan, Head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, last February, welcoming the Government of Hope led by Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris, and calling on the international community to support it.

The Government of Sudan affirms its full commitment to delivering humanitarian aid to all those in need in the areas affected by the terrorist militia rebellion. In this context, it welcomes the explicit paragraph in which the African Peace and Security Council explicitly holds the terrorist Rapid Support Forces (RSF) responsible for the events in El Fasher and some areas in Darfur and Kordofan, and demands that the siege of El Fasher be lifted to enable humanitarian aid to reach civilians. In this regard, the Government calls on international organizations operating in Sudan to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in El Fasher and other areas affected by the terrorist militia’s war.

While the Government of Sudan reiterates its repeated calls to the international community, through the UN Security Council and regional and international organizations, to condemn the blatant foreign interference in supporting the terrorist militia and hold the involved states accountable, it welcomes the Peace and Security Council’s condemnation of foreign interference and its emphasis on the need to identify those parties through the Subcommittee on Sanctions, in coordination with the Committee on Intelligence and Security Services in Africa (CISSA) and the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL), and then recommend measures to be taken by the Peace and Security Council against them.

In the context of constructive dialogue, positive engagement, and full cooperation with the African Union, the Government of Sudan welcomes a visit by the African Peace and Security Council to Sudan at the earliest opportunity to assess the positive developments in the country and the political transition process. At the same time, it looks forward to the imminent return of the African Union Office to Sudan.