Sudanese warring parties throw cold water on African mediation gains


  • World
  • Monday, 11 Dec 2023

FILE PHOTO: Families escaping Ardamata in West Darfur cross into Adre, Chad, after a wave of ethnic violence, November 7, 2023. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig/File Photo

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Sudanese army and the rival paramilitary force it has been fighting for eight months have both cast doubt on an announcement by regional mediators that they had committed to a ceasefire and political dialogue.

IGAD, a grouping of East African nations, has sought along with the United States and Saudi Arabia to mediate an end to the conflict which has killed more than 12,000 people, displaced more than 6.5 million, and severely hit Sudan's economy.

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