非洲政治

Sudan’s paramilitary leader calls for ‘temporary ceasefire’ as death toll rises

Some 180 people have been killed since the conflict between two rival forces erupted on Saturday
Damaged aircraft, including one on fire, at Khartoum International Airport in Sudan on Monday. Fighting in the capital has impeded in-person mediation efforts by regional African leaders

The commander of Sudan’s paramilitary force has called for a “temporary ceasefire” amid growing international pressure as the death toll in the four-day conflict exceeded 180 people.

Fighting has raged since Saturday between the president-backed Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces loyal to the country’s powerful vice-president, sparking fears of a broader civil conflict.

General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the military vice-president better known as Hemeti who commands the RSF, said on Tuesday that he had agreed to a one-day armistice after speaking with US secretary of state Antony Blinken by phone, but that the other side had not complied.

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