African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat will travel to Sudan “immediately” in an effort to persuade the two warring sides to declare a ceasefire, the pan-African body announced today, as violent clashes in the country continued for a second day. .
Expressing its “deep concern” at the situation, the AU called on the forces of the generals ruling Sudan to “protect civilians”, in a statement issued after an emergency meeting of the Peace and Security Council this afternoon.
At the moment there is no specific information about the peace mission undertaken by Musa Faki Mahamat.
The AU called on the opposing sides to “rapidly adopt a peaceful solution” and start a dialogue to resolve their differences while “unequivocally rejecting any external intervention that could complicate the situation in Sudan.
Earlier, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdul spoke by phone with both General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the transitional government, and General Mohammed Hamdan Daglo or “Hameti”, the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ( RSF) and called for the de-escalation of the situation.
According to Saudi public television, the minister appealed for peace.
Meanwhile, according to Reuters reporters in Khartoum and other Sudanese cities, the country’s state television stopped broadcasting this afternoon, but the reasons have not yet been clarified.
The army and the RSF have agreed to a three-hour ceasefire to evacuate the wounded via “humanitarian corridors”, but they “reserve the right” to respond if this agreement is violated. A nearby witness from central Khartoum said the fighting appeared to have stopped, but sporadic gunfire was still heard and smoke billowed from various parts of the capital.
Source: News Beast
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