Displaced Sudanese people who left El-Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila amid the remains of a fire that broke out in the camp. AFP
FM Salem said this in a speech to the African Union Peace and Security Council in Addis Ababa.
“The Sudanese national army is making decisive strides towards reclaiming every inch of sovereign territory,” he said, describing the war as nearing its end.
However, he cautioned that persistent interference by foreign actors continues to fuel the conflict.
The Sudanese foreign minister called on the United Nations to exert pressure on the financiers of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which is widely accused of committing systemic atrocities throughout the ongoing war.
He also expressed regret that the African Union had not dispatched a fact-finding mission to investigate violations committed in Sudan.
For his part, African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf emphasized that a comprehensive political solution remains the priority for Sudan.
Moreover, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stressed that security and humanitarian challenges in Sudan continue at an alarming level.
Abdelatty called for an immediate ceasefire to end the crisis and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.
He further urged that Sudanese-led solutions be pursued under the umbrella of the African Union and in coordination with relevant international organizations.
The United Nations and other international relief agencies have expressed concern over recent attacks targeting displaced civilians, aid convoys, and relief centres in Sudan.
On Wednesday, drone strikes blamed on the RSF in Sudan’s South Kordofan region killed two children, wounded 12 others, and badly damaged a United Nations warehouse storing famine relief supplies.
A second drone strike hit a World Food Programme warehouse in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan state, which has been badly affected by famine. The attack caused structural damage and losses to food stocks, a UN source told AFP.
The Kordofan region has become the most intense battleground in the war that erupted in April 2023 between Sudan’s regular army and the RSF, with drone attacks escalating in recent weeks.
Since the war began, tens of thousands have been killed and approximately 11 million people displaced, creating what is now considered the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis.
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