November 6, 2024(PORT SUDAN) — Sudan’s military leader, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, met on Wednesday with the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, and expressed reservations about some of the aid organization’s activities in the country. Spoljaric’s visit to Port Sudan, Sudan’s temporary capital, came as the country grapples with a humanitarian crisis fueled by the conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group. Millions of people have been displaced, and thousands have been killed since fighting erupted in April 2023. During the meeting, General al-Burhan, who heads Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council, raised concerns about certain aspects of the Red Cross’s work in Sudan, according to Hussein al-Amin, an undersecretary at the Foreign Ministry. He did not specify the nature of the concerns. Al-Amin described the meeting as frank and said it involved a productive exchange of views. He expressed hope for greater cooperation between Sudan and the Red Cross, adding that General al-Burhan had emphasized Sudan’s willingness to work with the organization. Spoljaric pledged to address the government’s concerns, and the two sides agreed to establish a mechanism for Sudan to communicate its observations, as well as for the Red …

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