CAIRO (AP) — Leaders from Sudan’s seven neighboring countries agreed on Thursday in Cairo to a new Egyptian-led initiative seeking to resolve the deepening conflict in the African country. On Monday, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development — an eight-member East African bloc that's also part of the African Union — held talks between Sudan's rival forces. In closing remarks at the end of the summit, el-Sissi said further talks among the seven nations would be held in Chad. The 12 weeks of fighting between the army and the RSF have turned Khartoum, Sudan's capital, into an urban battlefield. ___This story has been corrected to show that Ethiopia’s prime minister attended the summit, not the president; and that leaders from Sudan’s seven neighboring countries met in Cairo, not six countries.

Source: Ethiopian News July 13, 2023 12:51 UTC