African mediators claim progress in latest effort to end war in Sudan | Conflict News

Regional body IGAD says it secured a commitment from the warring parties to implement a ceasefire and dialogue over the conflict.

An African regional body involved in efforts to mediate over the war in Sudan at the weekend said it has secured a commitment from warring parties to implement a ceasefire and hold a political dialogue aimed at resolving the conflict.

At talks on Saturday in Djibouti, the current chair of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, agreed to a one-on-one meeting with the head of the Rapid Support Forces…