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July 5, 2024 (Cairo) – The Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) led by Abdel Wahid Noor announced its participation in the Cairo and Addis Ababa conferences organized by the Egyptian government and the African Union (AU) to end the Sudan crisis.
Sudan Liberation Movement spokesman Mohammed Abdel Rahman Nayyel confirmed in a brief statement on Friday that the movement will attend the meeting “to discuss the situation in Sudan, stop the war, and address the humanitarian problems experienced by the Sudanese people as a result of the April 15 war.”
This participation marks a significant shift from the Sudan Liberation Movement’s previous opposition to engaging in a political process to end the Darfur conflict or Sudan’s political crisis.
The Egyptian government will host a meeting of political and civil forces in Cairo from July 6 to 7, while the AU will organize a separate meeting in Addis Ababa from July 10 to 15.
However, both initiatives have been criticized for lack of coordination and inclusiveness.
Furthermore, these joint efforts to initiate dialogue and find solutions to ongoing conflicts have also sparked controversy due to the different formats of the invitations, causing some groups to feel excluded.
Some uninvited political forces, especially the Sudan Liberation Movement faction led by Mustafa Tambour, expressed reservations about the Cairo conference organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They called on all political forces to unite and give priority to domestic dialogue in Sudan.
The Revolutionary Democratic Trend, led by Yasser Arman, and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, led by Abdul Aziz Al-Hilu, refused to attend the Cairo Conference.
The AU also sparked outrage by inviting Ameerah Fadil, the leader of former President Omar al-Bashir’s National Congress Party, to attend a women’s conference in Kampala. Fadil was eventually forced to withdraw from the meeting after participants refused to attend.
Sudan’s political forces generally oppose the National Congress Party’s involvement in the post-war transition period, fearing that it may hinder the establishment of a secular state. However, the AU remains committed to inclusiveness and seeks the participation of all political factions in the peace process.
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