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Sudan Peace Talks Postponed for Technical Reasons

The highly anticipated face-to-face meeting between the top commanders of the warring Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been postponed for technical reasons, Djibouti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday, December 27, 2023.

The meeting facilitated by the East African regional body, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) was scheduled to take place Thursday, December 28 in Djibouti. IGAD said the meeting between military chief General Abdel-Fattah Burhan and General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the commander of RSF has been postponed to early January 2024 for technical reasons, promising that the exact dates would be communicated in due time.

Sudan's conflict erupted more than eight months ago resulting in the loss of more than 10,000 lives and the displacement of 7 million, according to United Nations estimates.

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Sudan flag, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, top, chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council of the Republic of Sudan, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), commander of the Rapid Support Forces (file photo).

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