Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan fired a number of senior officialsyesterday, including the governor of the central bank, the head of the police and several ambassadors in the foreign ministry, the Sudanese News Agency (SUNA) reported. The unexpected dismissals came a day after Al Burhan froze the bank accounts of the Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitary force his army has been at war with for more than a month.

No news from Jeddah: There were no updates on the status of the Saudi- and US-mediated peace talks that have been ongoing for 11 days. Hopes were raised last week when the two sides signed an agreement to protect civilians but little progress has been reported in the days since.

WFP extends helping hand to Sudanese refugees in Egypt: The UN’s World Food Program (WFP) has launched a cash assistance program targeting Sudanese refugees who crossed the border to Egypt to escape the civil war in their hometown, it said yesterday. The assistance will target the most vulnerable groups — those who have come into Egypt without the sufficient funds to secure basic food needs. Egypt has so far taken in almost 89k people from Sudan, almost 83.8k of whom are Sudanese, according to the latest UN data.

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