Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah al Burhan is ready to take any step to solve an ongoing standoff with powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, mediators say
"We reassure citizens that the crisis is on the way to being solved," say group of mediators including leaders of other paramilitary groups.
"We reassure citizens that the crisis is on the way to being solved," they said on early on Saturday. The army then warned of a possible confrontation between the two forces, in the most public sign of long-simmering disagreements that are hampering efforts to restore civilian rule. Following Thursday's warning from the army, several local and international players stepped forward with offers of mediation, including Finance Minister Jibril Ibrahim, Darfur Governor Minni Minawi and Sovereign Council member Malik Agar, three former rebel leaders who received posts following a 2020 peace deal.'No country has two armies'
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