January 20, 2022 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s military rulers Thursday said they agreed with the visiting U.S undersecretary for Africa on the need to hold an inclusive roundtable and form a civilian-led government to complete the transition tasks. The Head of the Sovereign Council and Commander in Chief of the Sudanese army Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met with Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee and Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield. The two sides agreed that “The Sudanese parties have to participate in a comprehensive roundtable dialogue including all the political and social forces, except the National Congress Party, to reach a national consensus ending the current crisis”. The statement issued after the meeting further said that they agreed also on the need to form a transitional government led by a civilian prime minister. The meeting stressed the need to “amend the constitutional declaration to keep up with new developments (in the country),” added the Sovereign Council. The U.S-led Friends of Sudan group on Wednesday advised the Sudanese parties to “carefully consider” amending the constitutional declaration of 2019. The international group was aware that both the civil and military components demand to review the text governing … Continue reading Sudan’s generals, U.S diplomats agree on need for inclusive dialogue