G7 calls for immediate ceasefire in war in Sudan at two-year mark


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  • Wednesday, 16 Apr 2025

A displaced Sudanese woman looks on as she sits next children at "Abdallah Nagi" shelter camp, which houses people mostly displaced from the capital Khartoum, in Port Sudan, Sudan April 15, 2025. Port Sudan has been grappling with the increasing weight of incoming displaced people from various areas in the country at camps since the war in Sudan erupted in April 2023. REUTERS/Ibrahim Mohammed Ishak

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(Reuters) - G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday issued a statement calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Sudan and condemning attacks by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces.

The war in Sudan erupted in April 2023, sparked by a power struggle between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, shattering hopes for a transition to civilian rule.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas)

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