The United States’ new special envoy for Sudan is to travel to Africa and the Middle East in a regional tour to push for a cessation of hostilities in Sudan.
US Special Envoy Tom Perriello is to travel to Kampala, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Cairo, Djibouti, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, meeting key partners in a push for an end to the conflict in Sudan.
“Eager to hear directly from Sudanese civilians across the region, as well as African and regional leaders and multilateral partners, as we push for an immediate end to the civil war and humanitarian crisis,” Perriello wrote on
Last week, the United Nations Security Council called for warring parties to “seek a sustainable resolution to the conflict through dialogue,” with the council expressing “grave concern” over the deteriorating humanitarian situation.
However, in a separate statement, Sudan Army’s Deputy Commander Yasser al-Atta ruled out a cease-fire, saying there will be no truce unless Rapid Support Forces (RSF) personnel leave the homes of civilians.
Sudan was plunged into chaos in April of 2023 after fighting erupted between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) following weeks of tensions linked to a plans for a return to civilian rule.
As the conflict approaches its one-year anniversary in April, the UN estimates that at least 12,000 people have been killed, local groups saying the true toll is likely to be much higher.
The conflict has sparked the world’s “largest displacement crisis” with over 8 million people – an estimated 15 percent of the Northeast African nation’s population – fleeing their homes. The UN warns “an unimaginable humanitarian crisis is unfolding”, the conflict threatening to trigger the “world’s largest hunger crisis.”