July 19, 2024 (JUBA) – A South Sudanese rebel leader has denied  reports that a meeting took place with the leader of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), pledging his commitment to the Kenya-mediated peace talks. Media reports, citing unidentified sources, claimed that The South Sudan People’s Movement/Army (SSPM/A) under the leadership of Chairman and Commander-in-Chief Gen. Stephen Buoy Rolnyang recently traveled to United Arab Emirates, and met with RSF leader Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. The group, in a statement, described as false claims that Gen. Buoy was paid USD 10 million for helping the RSF defeat and eject the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) from several of their bases in the ongoing war in Sudan. “The assertion that the leader of the SSPM/A, in conjunction with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), convened in Abu Dhabi and subsequently traveled to Khartoum to strategize an offensive aimed at South Sudan’s oilfields is entirely false. Furthermore, Sixty 4 Tribes claimed that a sum of USD 10 million was transferred to the SSPM/A following their purported capture of significant territories in Sudan, namely Sennar, Blue Nile, and South Kordofan States,” the statement reads. “These allegations are baseless and lack any credibility. It is imperative to …

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