By THE INDEPENDENT UG
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has today met the former Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan and current head of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, The Sudan Tribune reports.
Popularly known as Hemetti, the General held talks at Museveni’s Rwakitura country home to discuss strategies for ending Sudan’s long-running conflict.
President Museveni released a short post on X confirming his meeting with Daglo. “During our meeting, he briefed me on the current situation in Sudan,” he added.
In a statement released from Kampala, Hemetti disclosed his meeting with President Museveni, saying they discussed recent developments in Sudan and the resulting suffering of the Sudanese people.
Daglo, who arrived in Uganda on Tuesday, also said that he presented his vision to negotiate, stop the war, and build a new Sudan.
He stressed his commitment to the outcomes of the extraordinary meeting of IGAD heads of state and government held in Djibouti on December 9, 2023.
Sources close to the meeting said that Daglo requested that the direct meeting be attended by IGAD leaders. Initially, the meeting was supposed to be attended by only the President of Djibouti and the Chair of IGAD.
The planned face-to-face meeting, which was supposed to occur in Djibouti on December 28th, has been postponed to January, but the exact date remains undisclosed.
Daglo said he would continue to implement what he committed to in order to end the war, alleviate the suffering of the Sudanese people, and restore security and stability to the country.
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SOURCE: THE SUDAN TRIBUNE
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