Orbits: Don’t Rush Things
By: Muawad Mustafa Rashid
The international moves currently underway in Sudan, including the meeting in Cairo, the European Union’s intention to designate the Rapid Support Forces as a terrorist organization, and the visit of the African Union Commission Chairperson’s envoy and his meeting with Head of the TSC, General Al-Burhan, all stem from one thing only: the Sudanese army’s advance and its arrival near the Sudanese city of El Geneina and other areas in Darfur, coupled with the rebels’ inability to enter El Obeid.
No reasonable person would expect some Sudanese army commanders to undertake any missions of an external nature unless there was complete coordination within the military and the personal approval of General Al-Burhan as Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese army. All the doubts circulating about this matter are mere fabrications and rumors spread by the dregs of society—agents and traitors who claim to represent the Sudanese people.
The unannounced meetings that occasionally take place at the highest levels of government are a matter for the relevant authorities, and no individual, media figure, or political entity has the right to object to them. This is a matter solely for the state, and no Sudanese citizen has the right to question or express negative opinions on it. Anyone with a dissenting opinion should keep it to themselves.
I read several posts claiming that Member of the TSC, General Al-Kabbashi secretly met with Mosaad Bolous in Cairo, and some said it was without the commander’s knowledge.
Secrecy is acceptable, but without the commander’s knowledge, it’s impossible.
Secret meetings occur during wars, conflicts, and political disputes. A party seeking mediation may request a secret meeting, or both parties may want it to be secret.
A military commander cannot conduct a dialogue or meeting without the leadership’s knowledge.
However, there are attempts aimed at creating confusion, with the goal of weakening the majority of the people’s support for the army in its battle against the militias and those who stand with and support them.
The issue of secret meetings to discuss issues with representatives of the international community or countries claiming to be mediating is a possibility and will continue, but the important thing is the results.