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Sudan paramilitary leader Hemedti holds talks with President Ramaphosa

Cyril Ramaphosa and Mohamed Daglo

Leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Mohamed Daglo (left) when he visited South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at his official residence in Pretoria on January 4, 2024. 

Photo credit: AFP

What you need to know:

  • In recent weeks, fighting in Sudan has extended to Al-Jazira state in the east, which had been spared up to now.
  • The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has been trying to bring Hemedti to the table with Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, the commander of Sudanese paramilitary forces that are fighting the national army, met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria on Thursday as part of a tour of African capitals.

Daglo has also met regional leaders in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Djibouti since late December, his first visits abroad since the start of the conflict in mid-April.