Officials from the IGAD Quartet Group of countries (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan) met in Addis Ababa on Monday, July 10, 2023, to discuss the implementation of a roadmap for peace in Sudan.
The meeting chaired by Kenya's president, included regional (A.U Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security) and international guests such as representatives of the UN humanitarian agency, the EU, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the USA, and the UK.
Sudan's government refused to participate accusing Kenya of bias.
Sudan's Foreign ministry had asked for "Kenyan President William Ruto to be replaced in particular because of his partiality", the statement said.
The RSF sent a representative to the "quartet" meeting.
"We know that political leaders present in this meeting are by no means representative of the groups," William Ruto admitted early on, "but we believe that an open process, an inclusive process will bring onboard all political actors, civilian groups, civil society groups to be part of this great effort," William Ruto said.
Around 3,000 people have been killed so far in the war that is likely to grow into a full-blown civil war. About 2.2 million internally displaced people and unknown number of refugees.
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development in Eastern Africa (IGAD) said it would concentrate the efforts of all stakeholders towards delivering a face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the warring parties, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdane Daglo.
The group resolved to request the East Africa Standby Force (EASF) to convene to consider a possible deployment of the EASF for the protection of civilians and guarantee humanitarian access.
The force is usually tasked with election observer missions.
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