Sudan’s army suspended talks with a rival paramilitary force on Wednesday over a ceasefire and aid access, raising fears the six-week-old conflict will push Africa’s third largest country deeper into a humanitarian crisis.
The armed forces said in a statement it halted talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah, accusing the other side of a lack of commitment in implementing any terms of the agreement and a continuous violation of the ceasefire.
The negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which began in early May, had produced a declaration of commitments to protect civilians and two short-term truce agreements, although those deals were repeatedly violated.
Eyewitnesses reported on Wednesday that the RSF had expanded its footprint within central Khartoum’s Mogran district.
They also reported heavy clashes across the Nile in northern Omdurman and northern Bahri through Wednesday evening.
At least 17 people were killed and 106 injured after projectiles fell
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