Current:Home > FinanceSudan paramilitary leader says he’s committed to cease-fire, but no progress on proposed peace talks-LoTradeCoin
Sudan paramilitary leader says he’s committed to cease-fire, but no progress on proposed peace talks
View Date:2024-12-24 00:01:17
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Sudanese paramilitary leader Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo said Thursday he was committed to a cease-fire to end the devastating war that has wrecked his country, even as fighting continues and there has been no progress on proposed peace talks between Dagalo and Sudan military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan.
Dagalo, leader of the Rapid Support Forces, said in a statement following a meeting in Pretoria with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa that he had briefed Ramaphosa on the “considerable efforts taken to end this war.”
“I emphasized our unwavering commitment to cease hostilities,” Dagalo said, although he didn’t say if or when he would meet with Burhan. The warring generals agreed last month to a face-to-face meeting and to start talks over a possible cease-fire, according to the East African regional bloc IGAD.
No date or location for the talks have been announced.
During Thursday’s meeting with Dagalo, Ramaphosa said he hoped there would be an “imminent face-to-face dialogue” between Dagalo and Burhan and called for an “immediate cease-fire,” Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, said.
Tensions between former allies Dagalo and Burhan erupted in all-out war in mid-April in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere across the country. The fighting has killed more than 12,000 people, according to the United Nations, while doctors and activists say the real death toll is higher. More than 7 million people have been forced to leave their homes.
Despite talk of a cease-fire, the conflict has intensified. Last month, 300,000 people were forced to flee their homes in a province that had become a safe haven for civilians after the RSF attacked and took the city of Wad Medani.
The RSF takeover prompted fears among Wad Medani residents that they would carry out atrocities in their city as they are accused of doing in Khartoum, and the Darfur region in western Sudan.
The U.S. State Department has said that both the RSF and the Sudanese military have committed war crimes or crimes against humanity during the nine-month conflict.
Dagalo is on a tour of African countries. He met with Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday following visits to Uganda, Ethiopia and Djibouti.
___
More AP Africa news: https://apnews.com/hub/africa
veryGood! (28743)
Related
- South Carolina lab recaptures 5 more escaped monkeys but 13 are still loose
- Volleyball proving to be the next big thing in sports as NCAA attendance, ratings soar
- How much is Klay Thompson still worth to the Golden State Warriors?
- A military court convicts Tunisian opposition activist Chaima Issa of undermining security
- Walmart Planned to Remove Oven Before 19-Year-Old Employee's Death
- Fantasy football rankings for Week 15: Purdy, McCaffrey fueling playoff runs
- Lawsuits target Maine referendum aimed at curbing foreign influence in local elections
- Duchess Meghan, Prince Harry's Archewell Foundation suffers $11M drop in donations
- Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco arrested again in Dominican Republic, according to reports
- These songbirds sing for hours a day to keep their vocal muscles in shape
Ranking
- Deebo Samuel explains 'out of character' sideline altercation with 49ers long snapper, kicker
- NTSB says a JetBlue captain took off quickly to avoid an incoming plane in Colorado last year
- State tax collectors push struggling people deeper into hardship
- Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti's contract will pay him at least $27 million
- Armie Hammer Says His Mom Gifted Him a Vasectomy for His 38th Birthday
- Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Homicide: Life on the Street actor, dies at age 61
- New Hampshire sheriff charged with theft, perjury and falsifying evidence resigns
- Trump’s lawyers tell an appeals court that federal prosecutors are trying to rush his election case
Recommendation
-
New York races to revive Manhattan tolls intended to fight traffic before Trump can block them
-
James Patterson awards $500 bonuses to 600 employees at independent bookstores
-
Hundreds of eggs, 53 primates, 660 pounds of ivory among items seized in global wildlife trafficking operation
-
Giant five-alarm fire in the Bronx sweeps through 6 New York City businesses
-
The 10 Best Cashmere Sweaters and Tops That Feel Luxuriously Soft and Are *Most Importantly* Affordable
-
New Hampshire sheriff charged with theft, perjury and falsifying evidence resigns
-
It’s a ‘silly notion’ that Trump’s Georgia case should pause for the election, Willis tells the AP
-
Harry Potter first edition found in bargain bin sells for $69,000 at auction