Sudan’s Ambassador to South Africa (SA), Osman Abufatima Adam Mohammed, has expressed skepticism over the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) announcement that they have accepted a humanitarian ceasefire proposed by the United States and several Arab nations.
Speaking at a media briefing hosted by the National Press Club in collaboration with the Embassy of Sudan in Pretoria, the ambassador said it was too early for the Sudanese government to respond to the proposal, citing previous ceasefire violations by the RSF.
He recalled that during earlier truces, including the Jeddah agreement, the RSF repeatedly used ceasefires to reposition and strengthen their forces rather than uphold peace.
“It is too early for us to respond to this question at this time, but from our experience, we had many truces in the beginning of the war. If you remember when we made the Jeddah agreement, we made truces throughout three, four months, but every time we made the ceasefire, there was no respect for the ceasefire from the militia, they are using these truces to position themselves in new areas and make new tactics against the government,” said Mohammed.
–ChannelAfrica–
