Today, Thursday, the Sudanese authorities decided to ban 112 politicians from obtaining or renewing Sudanese identity, on charges of supporting the Rapid Support Forces, which have continued their war with the Sudanese army since April April 2023.
Sudan News quoted press sources as saying that the Public Prosecution and the Civil Registry Department of the Ministry of Interior in Sudan decided to prevent 112 figures on charges of supporting the Rapid Support Forces, including prominent figures in the “Taqaddam” coordination, from obtaining or renewing any identity document in all embassies and consulates of Sudan outside the country.
The sources pointed out that this decision comes as part of the legal procedures adopted by the Sudanese authorities to regulate the process of extracting and renewing identity documents.
Earlier, the Coordination of Civil Democratic Forces (TAQADDUM) welcomed the call made by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support to engage in ceasefire talks starting on August 14 August next Switzerland.
In a statement, the Coordination expressed its “hope that this initiative will result in an urgent cessation of hostilities through the serious engagement and full commitment of all parties,” stressing that “the only way to spare the country the specter of total collapse is to stop the war through peaceful political solutions.”
The statement called: “All sons and daughters of the Sudanese people to unite and raise their voice calling for peace and against death and destruction, until this disaster is put an end, and we build a sustainable peace in a united, civil and democratic Sudan that accommodates everyone,” noting that these talks will be co-hosted by Switzerland and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabic Arabia and in the presence of the African Union, Egypt, the UAE and the United Nations as observers.
This coincided with the announcement by the commander of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), on Wednesday that he had agreed to ceasefire talks in Sudan next month.
In a post on the social networking site X, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said he welcomed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s invitation to negotiations.
Dagalo wrote: “I announce our participation in the upcoming ceasefire talks on August 14, August, 2024 in Switzerland. I appreciate the efforts of the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Switzerland Arabic in organizing these important deliberations.”
“We share the goal of achieving a comprehensive nationwide ceasefire, facilitating humanitarian access for all those in need, and developing a robust monitoring and verification mechanism to ensure that any agreement reached is implemented.”
Fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been ongoing since mid-April April 2023, killing tens of thousands and displacing more than 10 million people, including two million people who fled across the border, according to the United Nations.
