Sudan, Niger Discuss Mercenaries as Clashes Continue in Khartoum

Sudan's acting Foreign Affairs Minister Ali El Sadig met his Nigerien counterpart Bakary Sangaré in New York on Monday September 25, 2023 to discuss security collaboration between the two countries, Radio Dabanga reports.

The foreign affairs ministry reported that El Sadig met with Sangaré to discuss alarming reports about the presence of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) mercenaries from Niger in Sudan. These mercenaries are allegedly engaged in acts of theft and plundering in areas occupied by the paramilitaries.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.

Meanwhile, clashes continued between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) across Khartoum state.

Earlier, Lieutenant-General Abdel Burhan, the chairman of the Sovereignty Council and commander-in-chief of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), returned home from the UN General Assembly and met with the presidents of the Central African Republic and the Comoros, and the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Russia in Khartoum, Radio Dabanga reports.

Russia declared its support for efforts to reach a political solution in Sudan, to produce a Sudanese-Sudanese solution, and facilitate dialogue between the parties.

Sudan's military forces have been in conflict with the RSF since April 2022, when a power struggle emerged between Burhan, and the paramilitary RSF, led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti.