Mauritania to host international talks on Sudan

By Ahmed Satti

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AA) - Mauritania will host consultations Wednesday aimed at achieving peace in Sudan following a request by the United Nations and with the participation of representatives from various countries and organizations.

Mauritanian state radio reported that President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani received UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s Personal Envoy for Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, at the Presidential Palace in the capital, Nouakchott.

Their meeting focused on finding solutions to the Sudan crisis, particularly in humanitarian areas.

Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug announced that Mauritania will host the consultations on Wednesday, which will bring together stakeholders involved in peace initiatives for Sudan.

Since April 2023, Sudan has faced violent clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over military reform and integration issues.

The conflict has claimed more than 20,000 lives, displaced millions and left more than 25 million people in dire need of humanitarian aid, according to the UN.