Clashes continue in Sudan despite ceasefire: Intense fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum yesterday despite agreeing to extend the temporary ceasefire the day before, witnesses told Reuters. The two sides agreed on Monday to extend the week-long Saudi Arabia and US-backed truce until Saturday to allow for the passage of aid to civilians trapped amid the fighting.

More Sudanese flee the country: More than 281k people have fled Sudan since the fighting broke out on 15 April, according to UN data. More than half — 169k — crossed the border to Egypt, with the rest scattered between Chad, South Sudan, Central Africa, and Ethiopia.

Aid arrives but more needs to be done: The UN World Food Program (WFP) has distributed food assistance to some 725k people since the beginning of the month but the war has increased the number of food insecure people in the country to 18.5 mn, the UN said yesterday. The WFP needs to raise some USD 730 mn to provide food to an estimated 5.9 mn people across the country, the organization’s Sudan country director Eddie Rowe told reporters.

Tags: