The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, expresses grave dispute at the de- teriorating safety and humanitarian location in all provinces in Sudan, in par- ticular El Fasher, Darfur.
The Chairperson strongly condemns the fresh escalation of the crisis and the unfold of violence.
Chairperson requires an instantaneous close of the fighting inside and outdoors of El Fasher.
The Chairperson reiterates the AU’s conviction that there could even be no protection power resolution to the crisis in Sudan, and that this unjustified fighting handiest prolongs the suffering of all Sudanese folks and the devastation of Sudan including Darfur after decades of war and compelled displacement.
In gentle of this grave location, the Chairperson urges the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the Rapid Abet Forces (RSF) and their allies, to instantly and unconditionally embody a everlasting and total ceasefire. This could just pave the way for an inclusive All-Sudanese political dialogue to take care of the deep-rooted causes of the war and reset Sudan in direction of constitutional democratic sigh and stability.
In this regard, the Chairperson calls on the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) to urgently rob into story the location in Sudan, whereas welcoming the convening of the AU PSC Presidential Committee of 5 on the resolution of the war in Sudan, by H.E. President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, in Entebbe on 23 October 2024.
The Chairperson reiterates the AU’s commitment to make contributions with all way at its disposal to ending the war, thru the a quantity of African mechanisms, including the Excessive-Level Panel on Sudan, the AU Particular Envoy for the Prevention of Genocide, and the newly established Presidential Committee of 5 led by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda.
As the 79th United Nations Total Assembly convenes in New York, the Chairperson renews the name for an efficient unification of efforts for collective international movement to resolve this extremely uncertain crisis in Sudan.