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- Britian and EU countries have called for an end to Sudan’s devastating war.
- The talks in London gathered ministers from 15 countries, and high-level representatives from international bodies.
- African Union political affairs commissioner Bankole Adeoye said only an unconditional end to the fighting can resolve the crisis.
The war erupted on 15 April 2023 in a bitter power struggle between rival generals leading Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
“We have got to persuade the warring parties to protect civilians, to let aid in and across the country, and to put peace first,” he said.
The continued fighting has fuelled fears that the tensions will spill over Sudan’s borders and stir further instability in the impoverished Horn of Africa region.
“There can be no military solution in Sudan, only an immediate, unconditional secession of hostilities,” warned the African Union’s commissioner for political affairs, Bankole Adeoye earlier in the day, urging inclusive peace talks.
Protesters opposed to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and the alleged role of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Sudan gathered outside the Foreign Office in Westminster as the UK government hosted a conference on the conflict in Sudan. Source: Getty / Vuk Valcic
