The European Union has reiterates its commitment to the unity and territorial integrity of Sudan amid suggestions of a rival government by the Rapid Support Forces.
”Plans for parallel government by the Rapid Support Forces risk the partition of the country and jeopardise the democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people for an inclusive Sudanese-owned process that leads to the restoration of civilian rule” said a statement by the EU on Tuesday.
Sudan has been in the throes of a brutal conflict between the Sudanese regular army led by junta leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF fighters under the command of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
Both generals have been locked in a struggle for power since April 2023, leaving thousands dead and millions displaced both in and out of the country. International rights watchdogs have accused both sides of committing untold atrocities against civilian non-combatants.
The European Union calls upon the parties to the conflict to end the harassment of civil society representatives and to refrain from restricting civic space.
The EU’s framework for restrictive measures on Sudan targets people or entities undermining efforts to resume the political transition in the country.
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