CAIRO - 3 February 2026: Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held talks in Cairo on Tuesday with his Sudanese counterpart Mohieddin Salem on the latest developments in Sudan and ways to support efforts toward a comprehensive political settlement, the foreign ministry said.
The talks focused on strengthening regional and international efforts to end the conflict in Sudan, advancing a sustainable ceasefire, and laying the groundwork for an inclusive, Sudanese-led political process, within the framework of the close strategic ties between the two countries, According to Ahram Online.
Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s firm support for Sudan’s unity, territorial integrity, and national institutions, rejecting any attempts to divide the country or undermine its sovereignty and stability, according to the ministry’s spokesman Tamim Khalaf.
He also renewed Egypt’s condemnation of serious violations reported in El Fasher and Kordofan and expressed full solidarity with the Sudanese people amid what he described as severe humanitarian challenges.
Egypt’s top diplomat stressed the need to activate an effective humanitarian track to ensure the unimpeded delivery of aid, alongside scaling up relief efforts and strengthening coordination with the United Nations, the African Union, and humanitarian agencies.
He underscored the importance of concerted regional and international action to secure a comprehensive ceasefire, including through the international Quad mechanism on Sudan, and to align existing mediation tracks to maximize their impact.
Abdelatty also highlighted Cairo’s recent hosting of the fifth meeting of the Consultative Mechanism for Coordinating Peace Efforts in Sudan, which was chaired by Egypt and aimed to harmonize the positions of regional and international partners and support a humanitarian truce leading to a lasting ceasefire.
The meeting further addressed close coordination between Egypt and Sudan on issues of mutual concern, notably the Nile River.
Both ministers reaffirmed their commitment to their countries’ historic water rights and rejected unilateral measures that could harm the interests of downstream states, stressing adherence to international law to safeguard regional water security.
For his part, Salem expressed appreciation for Egypt’s political, humanitarian, and medical support for Sudan, praising Cairo’s continued efforts to assist the Sudanese people.
He emphasized the importance of maintaining close coordination between the two countries in the coming period to support Sudan’s unity and help restore security and stability.
The ministers also attended a ceremony honoring an Egyptian medical team that took part in a humanitarian convoy to Sudan.
The event, organized by the Egyptian Agency for Partnership for Development, recognized a delegation that visited Sudan from 20 to 27 December 2025, providing free medical and surgical services at two hospitals as part of Egypt’s humanitarian support to Sudan.
Abdelatty said the initiative reflects Egypt’s commitment to backing Sudan’s health sector, while Salem praised Egypt’s continued humanitarian and medical assistance, and the professionalism of the Egyptian medical team.
Meanwhile, Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Chairman and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan announced on Tuesday that the road to the city of Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan state, had been reopened and the siege on the city lifted.
In brief remarks from Sudan National Television studios in Omdurman, Burhan said: “We say to the Sudanese people congratulations on opening the road to Kadugli, and congratulations to our people in Kadugli on the arrival of the armed forces.”
He stressed that “the armed forces will reach any place in Sudan.”
Al-Burhan’s remarks came as Sudanese army forces broke a paramilitary siege on the key southern city of Kadugli on Tuesday, in their latest advance through the Kordofan region.
Kadugli, which has been facing severe humanitarian conditions and warnings of famine, had been under prolonged siege by the Sudanese RSF militias as part of the war that has raged since April 2023.
The army has made notable recent territorial gains, including seizing control of the strategically important Al-Dashoul area on the main highway linking Deleng and Kadugli, easing pressure on supply routes into the city.
Tue, Feb. 3, 2026
