Sudanese Army Signals Readiness for Talks With the RSF.

The Sudanese army has agreed to engage in indirect negotiations with the rival Rapid Support Forces through the intermediaries of Libya and Turkey, as the Sudanese conflict nears one year next month.

Speaking in an interview with Russian news agency on Tuesday, Sudan’s foreign minister, Ali Al-Sadiq Ali, affirmed the that Sudanese authorities are ready to hold indirect talks with the RSF in order to reach a peaceful solution.

Al-Sadiq Ali stressed that any solution must be based on an agreement reached between the two parties during prior peace talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in May 2023, under which armed factions agreed to withdraw from public facilities, including hospitals, and to allow for the safe passage of humanitarian aid delivery.

Recall that previous attempts at reconciliation brokered by Saudi Arabia and the United States faltered when the army accused the RSF of non-compliance to the terms of the agreement reached during the talks, raising more tensions.

However, Libya has expressed its readiness to mediate a solution to the Sudanese crisis. This was as Burhan and Hemedti visited Tripoli recently upon an invitation from Libyan Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, indicating a growing momentum toward dialogue and de-escalation.

Since April 2023, the Sudanese army, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, have been engaged in a bloody conflict over a power struggle, which has led to the death of more than 12,000 people and the forced displacement of nearly eight million others, according to UN figures.