Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will convene a summit of regional governments to seek ways to end the deadly conflict now raging in Sudan between the Sudanese Army, let by general Abdel-Fattah Al-Borhan, who is also head of the Sovereignty Council, and the Rapid Security Forces led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti). About 2.2 million Sudanese have been displaced within the country and 645,000 have fled across borders, according to the International Organization for Migration.
Egypt has received more than 200,000 of these refugees.
The summit will see the participation of heads of state and government from Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central Africa, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea, all of whom share borders with Sudan.
So far it is confirmed that the Head of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, will participate in what is being called Sudan’s Neighboring Countries Summit, scheduled to be held in Egypt in mid-July, according to a report by Al-Qahera News on July 5.
The call for the summit follows the failure of other efforts, including the ceasefire talks being held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, under the sponsorship of the US, the UK, and Saudi Arabia, which have failed to produce a ceasefire that lasts more than a few hours. The other is an effort by the Pan African union and the IGAD regional organization, which has failed to produce any results. Egypt’s proposal makes the best sense, because it includes the countries immediately affected by the conflict.
