After the UN initiative, the African Union supports efforts to resolve the Sudan crisis, and an American delegation will soon be in Khartoum

The African Union said that it is ready to support the political consensus among all parties in Sudan to get out of the crisis, during a visit of a delegation from the Union today, Saturday, to Khartoum, days after the United Nations launched preliminary consultations between the Sudanese parties, while a delegation from the US State Department is expected to arrive in the capital. Sudan in the coming days.

The President of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, received the delegation of the African Union headed by the Commissioner for Peace and Security Ban Koli Adewe.

The African Commissioner called for the renunciation of violence and the priority of the national interest in Sudan, pointing out that this requires a strong will of all stakeholders.

A spokesman for the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs had told Al Jazeera that a delegation from the African Union had arrived in Khartoum to contribute to resolving the current political crisis, adding that the delegation had met Abdullah Omar Bashir, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in charge.

Al-Jazeera correspondent in Khartoum, Al-Taher Al-Mardi, said that the message of the African Union Commissioner to Al-Burhan spoke of the union's deep concern about the situation in Sudan and the political crisis.

Dialog support

The envoy added that the African Union wants with this visit to support a comprehensive dialogue between all components of political and social society, civil society and stakeholders, while working to provide the appropriate atmosphere for dialogue in order to agree on a document that constitutes a way out of this crisis.

The African Union's move comes a week after the United Nations launched preliminary consultations for a comprehensive political process between the Sudanese parties, with the aim of reaching an agreement that would bring the country out of its crisis.

In a related context, the US State Department announced, in a statement, on Friday, that a US delegation led by Molly in - Assistant Secretary of State - and the US Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa David Satterfield will visit Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Ethiopia between January 17-20.

The US delegation will attend the Friends of Sudan meeting in Riyadh, to mobilize international support for the United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission.

After that, the delegation will head to Khartoum, where it will meet with military leaders, activists and political figures, according to the statement.

The US State Department statement stressed that "the delegation's message will be clear that Washington is committed to freedom, peace and justice for the Sudanese people."

Freedom and change

On the internal level, the Central Council for Freedom and Change is holding a meeting to discuss the United Nations proposal to resolve the crisis in Sudan.

A member of the Central Council of the Forces of Freedom and Change, Shehab Ibrahim, had told Al Jazeera that the Executive Office of the coalition had decided to deal positively with the political process announced by the United Nations mission.

The Central Council of the Forces of Freedom and Change:

We will not negotiate a new partnership with the military component pic.twitter.com/ggQGfN4SQe

- Sudan Channel 24 news now (@sudannow24) January 15, 2022

But he stipulated the end of what he called the state of coup, the cessation of violations, and the lifting of the state of emergency, as he put it.

He stated that the most prominent features of the next stage are summarized in the establishment of a new constitutional, a complete civil transition, and that justice should be a priority.

Since last October 25, the Sudanese have taken to the streets to protest against exceptional measures, most notably the imposition of a state of emergency, the dissolution of the Sovereignty Councils and the transitional ministers, the dismissal of Prime Minister Hamdok, and the arrest of officials and politicians.

The security forces responded to these protests, resulting in 64 deaths and hundreds of injuries so far, according to the Central Doctors Committee (an independent union) that supports the demonstrators.

On November 21, the head of the Sovereign Council and the outgoing Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdouk, signed a political agreement, which included the return of Hamdok to the presidency of the transitional government, the formation of a government of competencies, and the release of political detainees.

However, on January 2, Hamdok resigned from his position, hours after 3 people were killed during demonstrations in the country, in which the participants expressed their rejection of Hamdok's agreement with Al-Burhan, and demanded full civilian rule.