AFRICA ( Commonwealth Union) _ Thw parties to the conflict in Sudan agreed to an additional three-day extension of the ceasefire, but they persisted in accusing one another of breaking the agreement.
The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) made the announcement that the cease-fire would be extended for another 72 hours, beginning at midnight on Thursday.However, the two sides exchanged claims that attacks were made on their positions in various parts of the capital.
The RSF was accused of bombing the General Command area, adjacent buildings, public institutions, and residential areas, resulting in civilian casualties, by the Sudanese army.
The official military spokesman added that they successfully repelled a Thursday evening attack on an army location on Nile Street, costing the militia severely and resulting in the destruction of two vehicles. A second attack on their positions south of Omdurman, he added, was repelled. Anthony Blinken, the secretary of state for the United States, and Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, met on Thursday in Washington to talk about the situation in Sudan.
Blinken declared after the meeting that they are working closely together to deal with the crisis in Sudan, hopefully working toward a more lasting ceasefire, cessation of hostilities, and helping to put Sudan back on the track that it was on to a civilian-led government. For their part, the RSF declared that they had successfully resisted an assault on their positions by Sudanese government troops in the Kafori district of Khartoum. The group said in a statement that the assault on an RSF camp by the Sudanese army involved the employment of aeroplanes and artillery.
The warring parties agreed to a three-day cease-fire suggested by the IGAD nations on April 24. According to the Sudanese foreign ministry, 12 hospitals and medical facilities in Khartoum were attacked by paramilitary groups. In a memo sent to the World Health Organization, the Permanent Mission of Sudan to the United Nations in Geneva referred to the assault as a gross breach of international humanitarian and human rights law.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded that the incident be immediately investigated and pleaded with the world community to hold individuals accountable for their conduct.
