The African Union has concluded preparatory meetings for the holding of another round of peace conference to end the fighting in Sudan. The talks, dubbed “Sudanese-Sudanese political dialogue,” will take place in the troubled nation “when a ceasefire has been reached” between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. The organizers say the dialogue is “an entirely Sudanese process that belongs to all Sudanese people”.

The warring parties have, however, been meeting in Geneva about creating a safe passage for humanitarian aid. Those talks are under the auspices of Special Representatives of the UN Secretary-General to Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra.

Sudanese Information Minister Graham Abdelgadir had said that the government’s delegation was not in the Swiss capital for a negotiation process with the RSF, but to hold “indirect discussions on the issue”.