Despite an agreed ceasefire, fierce fighting has broken out again in Sudan. Residents reported that gunfire and artillery attacks could be heard in Khartoum, including around the presidential palace, near the state radio headquarters and a military base in Khartoum. Plumes of black smoke could be seen over the city. In Khartoum there is no electricity or tap water, internet and telephone only work sporadically. Gasoline, cash and food are becoming scarce.
A 72-hour ceasefire brokered by the United States came into force on Tuesday, which was extended by another 72 hours until midnight on Sunday shortly before it expired on Thursday. However, so far all ceasefires have been broken. The Sudanese military said on social media that the Sudanese state would soon prove victorious and any attempts to hold the country hostage would be halted.
In Sudan, army units under the command of army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan have been fighting the RSF militia led by General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo for three weeks now. Since then, more than 500 people have been killed and around 4,200 injured.
The Sudan Medical Association said at least 411 civilians were among the dead. More than 2,000 civilians were injured. Tens of thousands of refugees have already arrived in neighboring countries, mainly in Ethiopia and Egypt. According to the United Nations, up to 20,000 people fled to Chad, which is also unstable. Many thousands of others tried their luck on the arduous land route from the capital Khartoum to Port Sudan, from where ships took refugees across the Red Sea to safety.
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"A civil war would be a nightmare for the world"
Former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, who was overthrown in a military coup in 2021, warned of the consequences of a further escalation of the conflict in his homeland - far beyond the country's borders. "God forbid there is a real civil war in Sudan...it's a huge country and very diverse...it would be a nightmare for the world," Hamdok said at a conference in the Kenyan capital, Kenya.
The Chair of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki, said he wanted to help launch a Sudanese-led political process and send AU peacekeepers to Sudan. "I'm willing to drive there myself, even by land," said Faki. "We ask the two generals to create the conditions so that we can come to Khartoum."
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US citizens from Khartoum reach Port Sudan
The evacuation of foreigners is now mainly via the sea. Several hundred American citizens arrived in Port Sudan on the Red Sea on Saturday after fleeing the Sudanese capital Khartoum. According to US government officials, military drones accompanied the buses carrying 200 to 300 US citizens during the 800-kilometer journey. Port Sudan is helping US citizens and others who are eligible to travel to the Saudi Arabian coastal city of Jeddah, the US State Department said. In addition to US citizens, local staff from Sudan and nationals of allied countries also left the country.
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The US military did reconnaissance and surveillance work to secure the evacuations, the US government said. Military ships would also be deployed in the region should their support be needed along the coast. US media reported that the convoy was accompanied by armed US military drones. Other countries, including Germany, France and Great Britain, had brought their citizens to safety by plane in the past few days.
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