In this file photo, taken from handout video footage released by the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). AFP
This response comes after Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allies signed an agreement on 23 February in Kenya to establish a parallel government in Sudan over RSF-controlled areas.
The statement clarified that such actions would complicate the situation in Sudan, hinder efforts to unify the visions of Sudanese political forces, and exacerbate the humanitarian crisis.
Egypt called on all Sudanese political forces to prioritize the country’s supreme national interest and engage positively in launching an inclusive and comprehensive political process free of external interference.
Egypt's positionality on a parallel government in Sudan is not new.
"We reject any calls to establish parallel frameworks to the current system in Sudan and reaffirm our full support for Khartoum during this critical period,” foreign minister Badr Abdelatty had said during a joint press conference in Cairo with his Sudanese counterpart Ali Yousuf Al-Sharif in February.
A day after the charter was signed, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of the risk of "further escalation" in Sudan’s ongoing conflict.
Additionally, the Arab League condemned "any steps that would undermine the unity of Sudan or expose it to division or fragmentation."
The war, sparked by disputes over integrating the RSF into the military, has killed tens of thousands, with both sides accused of atrocities.
The conflict has divided the country, with the army controlling the north and east and the RSF holding much of the western region of Darfur and swathes of the south.
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