Sudan’s paramilitary leader Hemedti meets President Ramaphosa in Pretoria

GOOBJOOG NEWS | PRETORIA: Sudan’s paramilitary forces commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria on Thursday as part of a tour of African capitals.

Daglo has also met regional leaders in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Djibouti since late December, his first visits abroad since the start of the conflict in mid-April.  

“I briefed President Ramaphosa on the root causes of the war and the factors contributing to its persistence,” Daglo posted on X.

Adding, “I emphasised our unwavering commitment to cease hostilities despite the challenges arising from the reluctance of the opposing force and their intentional efforts to prolong this conflict.”

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an organisation of eight East African countries, has been trying to bring Daglo to the table with Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sudanese army.

Meanwhile, Sudan recalled its ambassador from Nairobi Thursday in protest at Kenyan President William Ruto’s hosting of talks with paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, its acting foreign minister said.

In a statement carried by the official SUNA news agency, Sudan’s acting foreign minister Ali al-Sadiq said the ambassador had been recalled “for consultations in protest of the official reception organised by the Kenyan government for the leader of the rebel militia”.