The first pillar was inaugurated by Sudanese Army Chief Lt. Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan A “working trip” to Doha on Thursday morning, according to the Qatar News Agency, his third overseas station since the outbreak of hostilities against the Rapid Support Forces five months ago.

In this context, the agency reported that Al-Burhan arrived in Doha this morning on a business trip and was received by Foreign Minister Muhammad at the capital Doha Airport. Bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh al-Khulaifi.

The Interim Sovereignty Council, headed by Al-Burhan, said earlier on Thursday that “During this visit, he will hold talks with the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, on the path of bilateral relations between the two countries, ways to improve them, issues of common concern and developments in Sudan.”

Al-Burhan took off from the city of Port Sudan, which overlooks the Red Sea in the country’s east, the only airport currently operating since fighting broke out on April 15 between the army under his command and the Rapid Support Forces. It was presided over by Muhammad Hamdan Tagalo.

Qatar is al-Burhan’s third overseas station since the outbreak of conflict. He visited Egypt on August 29 and met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in the city of El Alamein, before visiting South Sudan, where he met with its President Salva Kiir.

Al-Burhan’s visits came in light of reports outside the country of talks between him and Daghlo in an attempt to reach a solution to the conflict, which has killed around five thousand people and displaced 4.8 million people, either inside or outside the country.

In recent months, Saudi-US mediation has resulted in cease-fire agreements, but they have not been implemented. For its part, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in East Africa (IGAD) ran a regional initiative that did not bear fruit.

As clashes continue between the forces of the two parties in several regions of the country, the pitched battles also show no horizon of resolution.

On Wednesday evening, Al-Burhan issued a constitutional decree disbanding the Rapid Support Forces, accusing them of “insurgency” and “serious violations” against civilians and “deliberate destruction of the country’s infrastructure.”

On Wednesday, hundreds of families were displaced from the outskirts of Khartoum, a day after military bombing targeting Rapid Support Forces positions killed 19 civilians, but activists and residents say it missed its target.

France 24/AFP