Sudanese Chargé d’Affaires, Mohammed Mirghani. Picture by Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula
Doha, Qatar: The Embassy of the Republic of Sudan in Qatar has expressed gratitude to Qatar for standing with the Sudanese people and government and helping them as they navigate the difficult circumstances facing the country.
During a press briefing held by the Sudanese Embassy in Doha yesterday, the Sudanese Chargé d’Affaires, Mohammed Mirghani, thanked the leadership of Qatar for its “noble stance” towards Sudan, its continuous humanitarian and medical aid, and its backing of just causes in Sudan and other countries at regional and global forums.
Mirghani said that, in line with the roadmap announced in February 2025 by the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, the Sudanese government — headed by newly-appointed Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris — has begun restoring water, education, and electricity services that were disrupted by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia’s aggression.
The Charge d’Affaires of Sudan to Qatar (centre) along with Military Attaché of the Sudanese embassy Brigadier General Yassir Al Tayeb (left) and Counsellor at the Sudanese embassy Abdelhakeem Al Mahdi (right) attending a media briefing held at the residence of the envoy in Doha yesterday. Pic: Salim Matramkot/The Peninsula
The government has also resumed security services for returning displaced citizens and restored transport in 75% of the areas of the country currently under armed forces control, enabling safe travel from Wadi Halfa near the Egyptian border to Blue Nile State on the South Sudan border.
Several ministries have resumed operations in Khartoum, including the Ministry of Interior, while 36 hospitals and health institutions have been rehabilitated.
Since the outbreak of the war, Sudan opened six land border crossings, one seaport, one river crossing, and five airports to receive aid. Designated areas have been set up to facilitate aid distribution as well.
From September 2023 to June 2025, the government granted 6,485 urgent entry visas to UN and international humanitarian workers and 16,978 visas for humanitarian and medical convoys, according to the Humanitarian Aid Commission.
These convoys reached even RSF-controlled areas, underscoring the government’s commitment to serving all Sudanese citizens. Mirghani said that the Rapid Support Forces had been repeatedly violating UN resolutions and declared truces,imposing sieges on major cities and obstructing humanitarian aid. He said the militia has committed widespread atrocities, including indiscriminate attacks on civilians and aid workers, forced displacement, and the destruction of vital infrastructure.
These actions, he added, have caused severe shortages of food and medicine, triggered disease outbreaks such as cholera, and resulted in mass casualties.
Mirghani further alleged that the RSF was being supported by foreign mercenaries during their siege of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, which is home to hundreds of thousands of citizens who have been targeted by rebel militias over the course of two years in 226 consecutive attacks.
He warned that such crimes constitute grave violations of international law and the rights of Sudanese civilians.
He called on the United Nations and the international community to fulfil their duty to civilians in besieged cities by pressuring rebel militias to comply with relevant UN resolutions and lift the sieges and urged opening humanitarian corridors to allow the delivery of aid and the evacuation of the sick and wounded.
The briefing was also attended by the Military Attaché of the Sudanese embassy, Brigadier General Yassir Al Tayeb, and the Counsellor at the Sudanese embassy, Abdelhakeem Al Mahdi.
