Cairo – Sudan Now | January 14, 2026
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted in Cairo on Wednesday the fifth meeting of the Consultative Mechanism aimed at enhancing coordination of peace efforts in Sudan. The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Migration, Dr. Badr Abdelaty, and saw broad participation from countries as well as regional and international organizations concerned with the Sudanese file.
The meeting was attended by Ramtane Lamamra, the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Sudan; Abdulkader Hussein Omar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Djibouti; Massad Boulos, Senior Adviser to the U.S. President for Arab and African Affairs; Sheikh Shakhboot Nahyan Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs; and Eng. Waleed Al-Khuraiji, Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The meeting also included representatives from several countries, including Germany, Turkey, Norway, Qatar, the United Kingdom, China, Russia, France, Iraq, and Angola, as well as representatives of the European Union, the League of Arab States, the African Union, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
In his remarks, the Egyptian Foreign Minister stressed that the Sudanese crisis requires serious and coordinated international and regional efforts to accelerate an end to the bloodshed, warning the seriousness of the current phase of the current phase and its negative repercussions on regional peace and security, particularly in neighboring countries and across the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea region.
Abdelaty underscored the constants of Egypt’s position on Sudan, foremost among them preserving Sudan’s unity and territorial integrity, rejecting any attempts to divide the country or separate any part of it, and safeguarding Sudanese state institutions, in line with the statement issued by the Egyptian Presidency on December 18.
The meeting comes as part of ongoing efforts to unify international and regional initiatives and tracks concerning Sudan and avoid the fragmentation of efforts, contributing to a comprehensive political process aimed at achieving a ceasefire and restoring stability.
Sudan has been gripped by an ongoing conflict since April 2023, as fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions of civilians both internally and abroad, amid a widespread collapse of basic services and a deepening humanitarian crisis, according to United Nations reports.
In recent months, regional and international initiatives aimed at ending the war in Sudan have increased. However, the multiplicity of tracks and the lack of coordination among them have posed a major challenge to achieving a tangible breakthrough, prompting Cairo and its partners to push for a consultative mechanism designed to unify efforts and coordinate positions in support of a political solution that preserves Sudan’s unity and brings an end to the ongoing crisis.
