The existing three-day ceasefire brought about a lull in fighting in Sudan, without completely halting it, but is due to expire at midnight
The United States and African nations were racing to secure an extension of a ceasefire in Sudan on Thursday, with the Sudanese army saying it had given an initial nod to an African proposal calling for talks even as heavy fighting continued.
The sound of air strikes and anti-aircraft fire could be heard in Khartoum and the nearby cities of Omdurman and Bahri, witnesses and Reuters journalists said.The existing three-day ceasefire brought about a lull in fighting, without completely halting it, but is due to expire at midnight . The military said the presidents of South Sudan, Kenya and Djibouti worked on a proposal that includes extending the truce and talks between the two forces.Reuters could not immediately reach an IGAD spokesperson for comment.
France said on Thursday it had evacuated more people from Sudan, including not only French nationals but also Britons, Americans, Canadians, Ethiopians, Dutch, Italians and Swedes. With air strikes and artillery unleashed during the fighting, the conflict has destroyed hospitals and limited food distribution in the vast nation where a third of the 46 million people were already reliant on humanitarian aid.
Tension had been building for months between Sudan’s army and the RSF, which together toppled a civilian government in an October 2021 coup.
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