US Praises Sudan's Decision to Open Adre Border with Chad

The United States welcomed Sudan's sovereign council's announcement Thursday (Aug. 15) allowing the use of the Adre border crossing with Chad for three months, while continuing efforts to bring both sides of Sudan's warring military factions to the negotiating table. The opening of the Adre border crossing is a long-awaited move by aid organizations aimed at delivering humanitarian aid to famine-stricken areas in the war-torn Darfur region. The country is facing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. We “welcome this news regarding the border crossing with Chad,” State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel told VOA in a briefing Thursday. “We continue to call on the SAF (Sudan Armed Forces) and the RSF (Rapid Support Forces) to facilitate unfettered humanitarian access through all available channels.” The United States has invited leaders from both warring factions to Geneva, Switzerland, for talks aimed at negotiating a potential ceasefire to end the 16-month-old civil war. The SAF had rejected the talks days earlier, while the RSF delegation, despite being in Switzerland, was not present at the open session that took place on Wednesday. “We remain very focused on getting both parties in Sudan back to the table and reaching a meaningful agreement about …

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