The Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of the Sudan, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has agreed to talk peace with the Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, headed by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

The pronouncement is contained in a special message delivered to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as the guarantor of peace and mediation in Sudan’s conflict.

Malik Agar, the Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of Sudan, led a delegation that met President Museveni from State House, Entebbe, on Tuesday, February 21, 2024.

In his message, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan informed Museveni that he is willing to participate in the peace process for the Republic of Sudan as long as the conditions are favorable for the people of Sudan.

President Museveni reiterated his message to the fighting forces in Sudan, Khartoum, urging them to cease fire, hold peaceful elections, and grant power to the people of Sudan to elect their own leaders.

Museveni emphasized the need for all stakeholders in the war to come together, engage in dialogue on the problem, and argue that once the problem is identified, it becomes easier to isolate it and bring about peace in the country.

The two leaders agreed on a proposed framework within which to resolve the crisis in the Republic of Sudan.

Uganda is the peace guarantor of the ongoing mediation to end war in Northern Sudan, Khartoum, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan. The SAF and RSF war erupted on April 15, 2023.

While fighting has been chiefly concentrated in the country’s capital, Khartoum, the conflict has impacted other regions of the country. In Darfur, mass killings and displacements have led to reports of ethnic cleansing.