Following Wednesday’s Islamic Feast of the Sacrifice, the Sudanese army has announced a one-day ceasefire. On Tuesday, the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced a unilateral ceasefire.
Negotiations between the parties are currently on hold.
In a speech posted on Facebook, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan called on young Sudanese to defend the country and join the army. Al-Burhan is the country’s de facto president.
In addition, he reiterated his intention to hand over power to a civilian government in the speech. He has not yet given an exact date.
In mid-April, a protracted power struggle broke out in Sudan between two generals. In addition to the capital Khartoum, the Darfur region in the west of the country, which has been torn apart by ethnic conflict for decades, is particularly affected by fighting.
There have been several ceasefires in recent weeks. But even during those periods, the weapons were hardly put away.