By William Madouk<\/p>\n
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Sudanese leader, Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and Kenya\u2019s William Ruto have agreed to work towards a framework for an all-inclusive dialogue.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The two leaders held talks on Monday at Kenyan State House in Nairobi, on finding a lasting solution to the conflict in the country.<\/p>\n Gen. al-Burhan, the leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and the Kenyan President, Ruto, also reviewed the state of ongoing peace initiatives, including the Jeddah and the IGAD peace processes.<\/p>\n The two leaders emphasized the urgency to find a solution to the conflict in Sudan in the shortest time possible.<\/p>\n In a joint communiqu\u00e9, Al-Burhan and Ruto agreed to recognize the slow progress in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n “The Jeddah Process must be accelerated towards cessation of hostilities in the country,” the communiqu\u00e9 stated.<\/p>\n The leaders also agreed to work towards convening an urgent IGAD Summit to find ways to accelerate the Jeddah process to a cessation of hostilities in Sudan.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Summit will also agree on a framework for an all-inclusive Sudanese dialogue\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n Ruto, who leads the IGAD sub-committee tasked with mediating an end to the Sudan war, further committed to brief the Chair of the regional body, on the meeting.<\/p>\n The fighting in Sudan, between forces loyal to Gen. Al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo also known as Hemedti, has been concentrated around the capital city, Khartoum, and the Darfur region.<\/p>\n The United Nations reported in October that at least 9,000 people had been killed and more than 6,000 injured.<\/p>\n So far, more than 4.8 million persons are internally displaced and at least 1.3 million others have fled the country, as refugees.<\/p>\n The talks in Jeddah last week were faced with setbacks where SAF and RSF failed to agree on a ceasefire.<\/p>\n In a press statement released on Tuesday, IGAD said the co-facilitators regretted that the parties were unable to reach a deal adding that there is no acceptable military solution to the conflict.<\/p>\n The meeting between the President and al-Burhan signals hope considering that the latter had accused Ruto of favoring RSF.<\/p>\n However, Gen. al-Burhan had opposed Ruto’s appointment as the head of a quartet to facilitate peace under IGAD, stating that Kenya was not neutral and that it had sheltered leaders of the RSF rebels.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, during the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact held in Paris in June, Ruto denied the allegations.<\/p>\n “The main accusation against Kenya is that we have Hemedti in one of our hospitals in Nairobi which is not true. 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