Hamdok: 鈥楲et鈥檚 make this the last war in our country鈥�
Former Prime Minister of Sudan outlines the need to end military rule in the country
The former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has told 成人论坛 News that the current conflict in his country can only be stopped by negotiating with 鈥榯he people who are carrying the arms.鈥�
Dr Hamdok is currently trying to initiate talks with the leaders of the warring sides to end the conflict in Sudan. Speaking to HARDtalk鈥檚 Zeinab Badawi, he emphasised the need to bring an end to military-led government. 鈥極ut of our nearly 70 years of independence, more than 60 years were spent under military rule. It did not serve us anywhere,鈥� Abdalla Hamdok said.
鈥業f there could be any benefit to come out of this war, it is to allow us the opportunity to fix the ills of the country for good. Let us make this the last war in our country, and that is possible,鈥� he said. 鈥楥risis comes with opportunity.鈥�
Abdalla Hamdok served as civilian prime minister of Sudan between 2019 and October 2021, and again from November 2021 to January 2022. He was part of a military-civilian transitional government created after the uprising which toppled long-time dictator President Omar al-Bashir. Hamdok was forced to resign in January 2022 following months of political deadlock and mass street protests.
The conflict in Sudan that broke out in April 2023 has created one of the world鈥檚 worst humanitarian crises. Almost eight million people have been forced to flee their homes and many thousands are estimated to have lost their lives. Mediation efforts to end the war have so far been unsuccessful. Fighting continues between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), headed by the de facto president of Sudan, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by his former deputy and now rival General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti.
