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Mediation Efforts Stall as Deadly Clashes Rage in Sudan

Radio Dabanga reports that internal and local efforts and negotiation initiatives aimed at containing the conflict between the commanders of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have essentially come to a halt, Sudanese and international organisations say, as the warring parties refuse to communicate.

Voice of America reports that IGAD - the Intergovernmental Authority on Development - says Kenyan President William Ruto, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and Djibouti's President Omar Guelleh will go to Khartoum in an effort to broker an immediate ceasefire.

The leaders of the warring military factions are General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, SAF commander and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, RSF commander.

The inter-factional violence that broke out in Khartoum on April 15, 2023, following longstanding tensions between the forces loyal to Sudan's two most powerful generals, escalated and spread to other parts of Sudan. As fighting continued, conflicting claims and counter claims of both factions regarding which key points they control are difficult to verify. The African Union, the United Nations, the United States and IGAD have all called for a ceasefire in the conflict, in which many civilians have been killed and wounded.

Also on April 16, the World Food Programme announced a temporary halt in operations after three WFP employees were killed during fighting on Saturday.

Unpacking Sudan Clashes - Who Is Who and How Did We Get Here? - Deutsche Welle

Previously, SAF issued a statement denouncing the increased deployment of RSF troops in Khartoum and northern Sudan.

A dialogue conference on security and military reform in Khartoum concluded on March 28 without reaching a clear agreement on the subject. Military leaders from both parties refrained from attending the closing ceremony. On April 1, the civilian signatories of the Framework Agreement decided to postpone the signing of the Final Agreement for five days to give the junta members extra days to resolve their differences over the reforms. Yet April 6 passed without witnessing a signing ceremony.

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Sudanese pro-democracy supporters (file photo).

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