Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RFS) is ready for a ceasefire to end the ongoing conflict that has worsened a humanitarian crisis in the country, senior RSF officials said at a briefing in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital.
The number of cholera infection cases in Sudan has climbed to 30,880, while dengue fever cases reached 6,011.
South Sudan's Ministry of Health on Monday declared a cholera outbreak in the congested Renk transit camp in the northern Upper Nile State, which is currently hosting people fleeing conflict from neighboring Sudan.
The Sudanese government on Tuesday denied any food gap in Sudan and called previous reports of famine in the country "exaggerated."
At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured in an artillery attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, a popular committee said.
A worrying aspect of some extremely costly and threatening conflicts in recent times has been that they seem to be getting prolonged.
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has urged global leaders to redirect resources from warfare to peace and sustainable development initiatives.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for strengthened collaboration to counter terrorism and extremism across Africa -- from Sudan and the Horn of Africa to the Sahel, the Great Lakes region and beyond.
The US State Department has called for ending the conflict in Sudan and allowing humanitarian access, said the statement on Wednesday as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.
Indian troops deployed in Sudan as part of a UN Peacekeeping mission emerged victorious in a remarkable Tug of War contest against their Chinese counterparts, as confirmed by Army officials.
