The Sudanese army isn’t ready to talk: General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, head of the Sudanese army and the country’s de facto leader, has vowed to defeat the Rapid Support Forces, a day after the head of the paramilitary group voiced support for renewed ceasefire talks. “We do not make deals with traitors, we do not make deals with anyone who has betrayed the Sudanese people,” Al Burhan said in a speech to soldiers at Port Sudan yesterday (watch, runtime: 7:09).

RSF leader wants new truce talks: In a statement Sunday, RSF leader General Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo indicated willingness to negotiate a long-term ceasefire and agree “comprehensive political solutions” to bring the five-month conflict to an end.

ALSO- Talk of Israel-Libya rapprochement proves contentious: Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush has reportedly been forced to flee to Turkey, after a meeting with her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen in Rome last week sparked a backlash and protests in western Libya. The country’s prime minister has suspended Mangoush and opened an investigation after Cohen revealed that the two had met. The two countries have no formal relations. (Reuters | New York Times)

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