Both sides of the conflict announced a 72-hour extension to the ceasefire last night.
SUDANESE FIGHTER JETS pounded paramilitary positions in Khartoum yesterday while deadly fighting and looting flared in Darfur, despite the army and a rival force agreeing to extend a ceasefire deal.
In a joint statement, the African Union, the United Nations, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Britain and the United States applauded the two sides’ “readiness to engage in dialogue toward establishing a more durable cessation of hostilities and ensuring unimpeded humanitarian access”. While Martin said he is “wary of giving precise figures”, he added that “close to 100 people could still be in Sudan”.
“It is dire, it is quite dangerous for them. But in general, they’re trying to help each other out as best they can in the circumstances,” he said. He noted that “evacuation operations will only continue for as long as the security situation in Sudan allows”. The World Food Programme has said the violence could plunge millions more into hunger in a country where 15 million people - one-third of the population – need aid.
“We are locked up at home and too afraid to go out, so we can’t assess the scale of the damage,” said a resident, who asked to remain anonymous for safety reasons. At least 20,000 people have escaped into Chad, 4,000 into South Sudan, 3,500 into Ethiopia and 3,000 into the Central African Republic, according to the UN, which has warned if fighting continues as many as 270,000 people could flee.
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