Egypt seeks support for Sudan regime after captives released

Cairo is trying to raise support amid regional countries for the Sudanese government in its war against rebel militias, after a successful cooperation led to the release of Egyptian captives. 

According to the New Arab on March 7th, Egyptian media have announced that Egyptian nationals detained by rebel forces had been freed and returned to their country. 

The captives were household goods merchants that had been living in Khartoum, according to an unnamed Egyptian source cited by Daily News Egypt. 

A channel close to the regime said the release had come as a result of months of close cooperation between Egypt and the Sudanese Army, as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi made freeing the captives a priority. 

“The kidnapped Egyptians were moved from conflict zones in central Khartoum to the city of Port Sudan before being safely returned to Egypt,” the channel reported. 

After the outbreak of the war, Egyptians were caught in the bloody conflict with their properties being often seized. 

One of the captives told Reuters that the RSF militia falsely accused him and his conationals of spying for Egyptian secret services which he denies.

This follows Cairo’s decision to dismiss the rebel’s attempt to establish a parallel government in Sudan.

A diplomatic source told the New Arab that Egyptian officials were actively reaching to States of the region to find a political solution to end the crisis in Sudan.

This includes Gulf States such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE, he added, the second being a reported support to the rebel militias. 

Egypt, on the other hand, intends to garner support to back the regime in a bid to bring back stability at his borders.

Reports suggests the authorities are growing uncomfortable with the possibility of a new wave of refugees and the persistent mayhem in the Nile basin region, that holds a strategic importance for Cairo’s economic interests. 

The New Arab, Maghrebi