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#Sudan’s Democratic Bloc split over unauthorized talks in #Ethiopia Public divisions emerged within Sudan’s Freedom and Change – Democratic Bloc on Sunday after member organizations held unauthorized meetings with international mediators in the Ethiopian capital, #Addis_Abeba. The “Quintuple Mechanism”—comprising the #African_Union, #IGAD, the #United_Nations, the #Arab_League, and the #European_Union—is seeking to bridge the gap between Sudanese political forces to launch a process on the country’s future governance. Democratic Bloc spokesperson Juma al-Wakil disavowed the delegation in Addis Ababa, stating the coalition “did not participate in the meeting and did not send a representative delegation.” He added that no authorization had been issued for any entity to represent the bloc in the consultations. Al-Wakil, who is affiliated with Minni Minawi’s Sudan Liberation Movement (#SLM), said that if members participated, they did so in a “personal or .... https://sudantribune.com/article/310749

#IGAD envoy: #Sudan crisis internationalized; Berlin conference to mobilize aid and de-escalate The five-member mechanism overseeing the civilian track of the #Berlin conference stated on Sunday that the Sudanese crisis has transcended its borders and become internationalized, affecting the global community, particularly regarding international humanitarian law. The quintet—comprising the #African_Union, #United_Nations, #European_Union, #Arab_League, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)—is working to find a resolution to the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (#RSF). IGAD Envoy for Sudan Lawrence Korbandy told Sudan Tribune that the Berlin conference is taking place as the international community is preoccupied with tensions in the #Gulf, #Iran, and #Israel. This has marginalized the Sudan crisis despite it being the.......... https://www.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid02sejfuDbzhzZTvFL5DtZY48Gx561Xnzs2h5uYDBosFYGn16WjUGzPKn9ugZMvjkGvl