AU Insists on Leading Sudan Peace Process, Coordinates with UN

The African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Bankole Adeoye, stressed that the African Union must be the locomotive leading the peace process in Sudan, affirming that sustainable solutions to the crisis must stem from the principle of “African solutions to African problems.” In the context of bolstering the legitimacy of its moves, the Commissioner revealed high-level and continuous coordination between the African Union and the United Nations, represented by the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, to unify platforms and initiatives and avoid a multiplicity of tracks. … These moves are based on decisions issued by the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC), which drew a roadmap for ending the conflict, including the formation of high-level mechanisms to engage with the warring parties and civilian forces to ensure a comprehensive political process. (Sudan Tribune)