US diplomats head to Saudi Arabia, Sudan to push UN post-coup dialogue
Two top US diplomats departed for Saudi Arabia and Sudan on Monday to promote a United Nations-backed initiative to reconcile Sudan's various military leaders and its pro-democracy movement following an October military coup.
Newly appointed US special envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield and Washington’s top official for Africa policy Molly Phee attended a meeting in Riyadh designed to promote the UN initiative today.
The pair are set to head to Khartoum to meet with military leaders, representatives of Sudan’s democracy movement, civil society groups and political figures, according to a State Department press release.
The three-day trip will also include a stop in Ethiopia’s capital, where Satterfield will urge Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to halt his government’s attacks against Tigrayan rebels in the country’s north after Addis Ababa’s forces routed a rebel offensive in recent months.
