Peace talks proceed minus warring sides

Senior officials gathered in London yesterday, aiming to chart a pathway to peace for Sudan on the second anniversary of its brutal civil conflict, but without the presence of the warring parties.

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Dubbed the “forgotten war’, the conflict which erupted on April 15, 2023, between Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in a bitter power struggle between rival generals has created what the United Nations describes as the world’s worst hunger and displacement crises.

There are also increasing fears that the tensions will spill over Sudan's borders and stir further instability in the impoverished Horn of Africa region.

“This conference will bring together the international community to agree [on] a pathway to end the suffering,” said the United Kingdom’s foreign minister, David Lammy, who is expected to host counterparts and high-level representatives.