This archive report was first published on 17 October 2019.
Published on October 17, 2019, Sudan's Revolutionary Front, a coalition of six armed groups, has suspended peace talks with the transitional government in Sudan.
The leader of the Sudan Revolutionary Front, Saif Aldeen Essa Abdulmoula Saeed, announced the suspension on Thursday, citing unresolved procedural issues and the release of detainees as key concerns.
According to Mr. Saeed, the group will only return to the negotiating table when the transitional government resolves these issues and releases detainees.
Mr. Saeed stated, "We called for postponement for 15 days to a month. They agreed in principle to this opinion...there will be a route for representatives of Darfur on their own."
Presidential adviser on security affairs, Tut Gatluak, confirmed the suspension of negotiations, stating, "We accepted the request for postponement by the Revolutionary Front in order to agree first on the agenda and the road map."
The Sudan Revolutionary Front was established in November 2011 following fighting in South Kordofan and Blue Nile provinces that broke out after South Sudan's secession from Sudan.
The group represents six armed groups from the Darfur region, South Kordofan, and Blue Nile states.
The Sudan peace talks started on Monday in neighbouring South Sudan's capital, Juba, with the aim of ending the country's years-long civil wars.
