Sudan's government on Monday refused to participate in regional peace talks in Addis Ababa to resolve the conflict in the northeastern African country. The East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, IGAD, had invited the warring factions to the meeting but neither attended personally, although the Rapid Support Forces, RSF, sent a representative to the "quartet" meeting led by Kenya, South Sudan, Djibouti and Ethiopia. "We know that political leaders present in this meeting are by no means representative of the groups, but we believe that an open process, an inclusive process will bring onboard all political actors...to be part of this great effort," Kenyan President William Ruto said.