PHOTO: AFPSudan’s warring forces battled on Friday with heavy gunfire and explosions in the capital Khartoum and elsewhere in the country, as they ignored appeals by world powers for an end-of-Ramazan ceasefire. Both UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and US State Secretary Antony Blinken called separately for a ceasefire of “at least” three days to mark Eid, as explosions and gunfire resounded in Khartoum. pic.twitter.com/MYww7nHHQ1 — António Guterres (@antonioguterres) April 20, 2023Met virtually with the AU Chairman and other global leaders who all agreed that an Eid al-Fitr ceasefire is urgently needed in Sudan. Spoke with SAF General Burhan and RSF General Hemedti to urge an Eid ceasefire and an end to indiscriminate attacks against civilians. Sudan's Rapid Support Forces said it was ready for a 72-hour ceasefire on Friday, but residents in the capital, Khartoum, and neighbouring cities are reporting gunfire.

Source: The Express Tribune April 22, 2023 08:05 UTC