Sudan participates in forum on security risks facing sub-Saharan Africa

February 21, 2022 (KHARTOUM) – Hadi Idris, a Member of the Sovereign Council left to Niamey, Niger capital, to participate in a regional forum to discuss the challenges facing the democratic transition in Sudan, Libya Chad and Niger.

Organised by the Center for Strategies and Security for the Sahel Sahara (4S) the forum will discuss peace processes and political transition in the four countries, security arrangements and building inclusive national processes.

On the regional level, the participants would discuss ways to enhance regional cooperation on security and stabilization issues, as the four countries signed a security cooperation agreement in N’Djamena on May 31, 2018.

The meeting, which will take place on 23-24 February, will also discuss the challenges related to the withdrawal from Libya of foreign fighters, particularly from Chad and Sudan.

Recently a report by a panel of independent experts to monitor an UN-imposed ban of weapons in the Darfur region said that the Juba peace agreement signatory groups continue their mercenary activities in Libya.

At the time, Sudan and Chad had a hope that the cooperation deal would lead to preventing the presence of rebel groups in Libya. However, the Libyan government failed to honour its commitments in the deal due to the failure to end internal divisions and fighting.

(ST)