2023-04-27 03:29:46
In Sudan, there are signs of talks to settle the fighting. The Sudanese army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has agreed to a proposal by the regional African organization IGAD to extend the ceasefire by 72 hours and to send an army representative to the capital Juba for negotiations, the armed forces said on Wednesday.
The proposal calls for an envoy from both the army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to take part in the talks. A statement from the RSF was initially not available.
The USA and the African Union (AU) also want to continue mediating in the conflict. According to the US State Department, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and AU Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat are working together to bring the fighting to a permanent end.
In view of the ongoing violence in Sudan, the organization Doctors Without Borders is planning to expand its aid. Emergency teams are ready to travel to the embattled country in the Horn of Africa, the organization said. They are in close contact with hospitals and the Sudanese health authorities. Despite a ceasefire, fighting broke out once more in parts of the country on Thursday night.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 460 people were killed and almost 4,100 injured in the fighting, which began almost two weeks ago. The true number of victims is likely to be significantly higher.
In Sudan, de facto President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is fighting his deputy Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo with the help of the military. He is the leader of the influential paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The two generals had taken over the leadership of the country with around 46 million inhabitants through two joint military coups in 2019 and 2021.
The Sudanese armed forces and the RSF have been fighting for power in Sudan since April 15. Fighting on the outskirts of the capital Khartoum continued on Wednesday despite a US-brokered ceasefire.
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