Fighting in Khartoum has so far seen RSF forces spread across the city as the army tries to target them en masse using airstrikes from drones and fighter jets.
The conflict has sent thousands of people across Sudan’s borders and sparked warnings that the country could disintegrate, destabilizing a volatile region.
Mohammad Ali, a Pakistani man waiting to be deported from Port Sudan, said, “I gave up everything – my house, my car, my everything and all my savings – for 13 years. Exodus of foreigners.
The prospects of talks have looked bleak.
Army leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said he will never side with General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti. The RSF chief, in turn, said that he would talk only after the military ceased hostilities.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, whose government has played a role in mediating the ceasefire, met Burhan envoy Daflah al-Haj Ali in Riyadh, the Saudi foreign ministry said.
“The foreign minister reaffirmed the state’s call for calm, prioritizing the national interest and stopping all forms of military escalation,” the ministry said.
The UN special representative on Sudan, Volker Perthes, told Reuters on Saturday that he had recently sensed a change in the attitude of the sides and that they were more open to talks, saying they were looking for “some kind of talks”. although there was no timetable to set.
