Pretoria – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday, (4 January 2024), received the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), General Mohamed Dagalo, from Sudan.
President Ramaphosa held a meeting with General Dagal at the Mahlamba Ndlopfu official residence in Pretoria.
“The President welcomed the briefing from General Dagalo and commended the central role of the African Union and IGAD under the chairship of Djibouti in mediating between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF, and participation of the people of Sudan, and civil society in finding a lasting solution to the security and political challenges,” said Vincent Magwenya, spokesperson to President Ramaphosa.
Magwenya added: “President Ramaphosa expressed South Africa’s support for the imminent face-to-face dialogue between General Dagalo and General Burhan and reiterated the need for an immediate ceasefire, and the dialogue towards permanent cessation of hostilities”.
The war in Sudan started on 15 April 2023, during the month of Ramadan, between the SAF and the RSF.
The SAF, the regular army, and RSF a paramilitary support force, are factions of the military government of Sudan.
According to the UN, the war has resulted in the displacement of over seven million Sudanese.
