CHARLES MOLELE
FORMER President Thabo Mbeki has called for an immediate end to the ongoing violent conflict in Sudan.
Thus far, 185 people have been killed and a further 1,800 injured in three days of fighting between rival factions in Sudan, according to the United Nations special representative for Sudan.
In a media statement on Tuesday, Mbeki appealed to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the commander of the armed forces, against General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), to return to the negotiations to reconstitute the transitional Government and ensuring that it is civilian-led.
“Accordingly, I appeal to Generals Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo immediately to end the fighting which, among others, is imposing serious negative consequences on the civilian population,” said Mbeki.
“The two immediate steps that are required are an immediate end to the
current unacceptable violent conflict and a return to
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