It’s day 101 of the war in Sudan: The Saudi and US-mediated peace talks between Sudan’s warring factions have once again failed to bear fruit, leaving the conflict no closer to being resolved, Reuters reported Sunday. The Sudanese army has been fighting against rival paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April in a war that killed over 1.1k people. Both factions sent representatives to restart negotiations in Jeddah last week but in a statement Friday the Sudanese foreign minister said indirect talks had yet to begin.

The war in figures: The war has displaced more than 3 mn people, 571k of which have fled to neighboring countries, according to UN data . Egypt has taken in more than 250k refugees.

Egypt has positioned itself as a mediator: Earlier this month Egypt hosted leaders from six African countries to push for peace in Sudan. The countries agreed to set up a council of foreign ministers to coordinate efforts to end the war and called on the warring factions to commit to an immediate ceasefire.

UNHCR special advisor in Egypt: UNHCR’s Special Advisor to the High Commissioner on Development, Herve de Villeroche, was in Egypt last week to follow up on the situation of refugees crossing into the country from Sudan, and held talks with International Cooperation Minister Rania Al Mashat yesterday, the ministry said.

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