In a communiqué adopted during its 1308th emergency meeting on 28 October 2025, the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) PSC expressed deep alarm over the worsening humanitarian situation in El Fasher, following atrocities committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Scores of people have been killed in attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during their recent capture of the city of el-Fasher in Sudan's western Darfur region, according to a medical group and researchers.
On Wednesday, the Sudan Doctors Network reported that the RSF, which has been fighting Sudan's military for control of the country, had killed at least 1,500 people over the past three days as civilians tried to flee the besieged city. The group, which tracks the country's civil war, described the situation as 'a true genocide'.
The Council strongly condemned the RSF's takeover of the city, which has left civilians trapped without access to food and essential services since May 2024.
Acting under Article 7 of its Protocol, the council directed the Chairperson of the Commission to work closely with the PSC Presidential Ad-hoc Committee, under Museveni's leadership, to facilitate negotiations between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF.
The directive also includes plans for holding an AU Special Summit on Sudan aimed at achieving a sustainable ceasefire and political settlement.
The Council reiterated that there is no military solution to the Sudanese crisis and called for a genuine, inclusive political dialogue among Sudanese stakeholders.
It also warned against any external interference that fuels the conflict and urged regional and international coordination between the AU, the United Nations (UN), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and other partners.
The AU also requested a fact-finding mission by the Special Envoy on the Prevention of Genocide and Other Mass Atrocities to report within three weeks, alongside measures to identify and sanction external actors supporting the conflict.
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