In Sudan, there are signs of talks to settle the fighting. Sudan’s army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has agreed to a proposal by the African regional organization IGAD to extend the ceasefire by 72 hours and send an army representative to the city of 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. 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.