Sudan’s Sovereign Council has denied reports about a meeting between its head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Islamic Movement leaders.
Multiple Sudanese sources reported that al-Burhan had met with Islamist leaders, including Secretary-General of the Islamic Movement Ali Karti, in the city of Port Sudan.
The talks between the two sides allegedly dwelt on the ongoing conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
In a statement, the Sovereign Council termed the reports as “completely false”, labelling the allegations as “spreading rumors and lies.”
Sudan has been mired by fighting between the army, led by Burhan, and the RSF since April, in a conflict that has killed 5,000 and displaced more than 5.2 million, according to UN figures.
Several cease-fire agreements brokered by Saudi Arabian and US mediators have failed to end the violence.
