Dateline Africa No end in sight for Sudan’s civil war

Abstract

The world has been shaken by the fierce fighting between the two rival military factions in Sudan, following failure, earlier in April, to sign a long promised agreement naming a civilian government. Sudan fell under military rule after a coup in October 2021. The country enjoyed a brief period of hope after the ousting of then-president, Omar al Bashir, in 2019. The civil war is particularly intense in Khartoum, the capital, and in Darfur. Efforts towards a truce have failed repeatedly.