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Sudan Crisis Clouds German Chancellor's Visit to East Africa DeutscheWelle: EastAfrica
between army and coup leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces commander, General Mohammed Hamdan Daglo, has taken many by surprise, said SPD politician Cosse, who is also the rapporteur for East Africa.
"It starts with the issue: can we make sure that " Cosse also recommended talking to parties to the conflict and always considering that Sudan's civil society needs to be supported.talks to Moussa Faki Mahamat, President of the African Union Commission based in Addis Ababa.. The East African nation is considered an anchor of stability in the region and has often distinguished itself as a conflict mediator. But it is not only the opposition in the German parliament that is keeping a close eye on the government's actions in international conflicts. According to activist Befekadu Hailu, it is also a matter of striking the right tone with African partners. "European countries like Germany must always listen first to what Africans are saying and not appear to be the purveyors of solutions," Befekadu said, adding that they [European countries] must act as mediators, as partners -- not as saviors, saving people from themselves.However, Kenyan political analyst Chacha Nyaigotti-Chacha, said"It's not internal affairs when people are killed," Nyaigotti-Chacha told DW. "After all, among the dead were citizens of other countries," he said, stressing that the Sudanese also have a right to be protected."First by their country and then also by neighboring countries in the Horn of Africa together with our friends like Germany." "For us, the main focus is strengthening sustainable economic partnerships and providing visible political support for the German economy and its projects in Kenya," Sabine Dall'Omo, newly elected Chairperson of the German-African Business Association, who will accompany the Chancellor on his trip, said in a statement. "During the visit to Ethiopia, we hope for further support from the German government in the peace process and the major pan-African economic projects -- especially the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area."Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox
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