Political analysts stated that the talks held this week ended without success because the Sudanese Army, one of the two leading parties in the conflict, did not participate in the meeting.

Attending the gatherings were representatives of the United Nations, the African Union (AU), IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development, a regional organization of the Horn of Africa’s countries), the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, and one of the parties to the conflict, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The Sudanese Army reportedly demanded to participate to be acknowledged as the legitimate Government of the country. It had been in charge of Sudan before the conflict began after expelling forcibly all civilian forces from the transition process opened following the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir in 2019.

Since mid-April last year, Sudan has been plunged into an internal war following the fueling of contradictions over power issues between General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Army, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, leader of the paramilitary RSF.

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