This archive report was first published on 4 November 2019.
On November 4, 2019, Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok made a historic visit to war-torn Darfur, meeting hundreds of victims of the conflict who demanded swift justice and the transfer of war criminals to the International Criminal Court.
Hamdok's one-day visit was his first as prime minister to the devastated region, where a conflict that erupted in 2003 has left hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced.
He met victims of the war in the town of Al-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur state, which houses several sprawling camps where tens of thousands of displaced have been living for years.
"We want justice! Send all criminals of Darfur to the ICC," chanted a crowd who met Hamdok as he visited camps in Al-Fashir, an AFP correspondent reported.
Hamdok assured them that his government was working towards peace in Darfur, a region the size of Spain.
"I know your demands even before you raised them," Hamdok told the crowd.
"We will all work together to achieve your demands and ensure that normal life returns to Darfur," he said as the crowd chanted "No justice, no peace in Darfur!"
