Sudan’s former prime minister has warned that the insecurity in his country could become worse than that in Syria and Libya if fighting is not stopped.
Abdalla Hamdok has called on the international community to persuade the Sudanese army chief and the head of the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to hold peace talks.
Speaking at a summit in Kenya, he said if there was no peace settlement, the ramifications could affect the entire region as well as the rest of the world.
Hamdok added: “Sudan is the largest country in that area, bordering seven countries. God forbid if Sudan is to reach a point of civil war proper.”
Hamdok was prime minister of Sudan from November 2019 to January 2022. He resigned after mass protests against a deal he made to share power with the army – who staged a coup in October 2021.