Sudan: new truce starting tomorrow, but fighting continues in Khartoum

The announcement of a new ceasefire in Sudan starting tomorrow does not stop the fighting that has been going on since April 15 in Khartoum and other cities in the country The State Department announced yesterday evening that the mediation of the United States and Arabia Saudi has allowed for a new one-week truce starting on Monday 22 May, this time with a "ceasefire monitoring mechanism".

On the ground, however, there is the advance of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as "Hemeti", towards the main air base under the control of the regular forces of General Abdel Fattah al Burhan. The site, just outside Khartoum, is used by the latter to launch air strikes on the positions of the RSF in the capital and its conquest could be a decisive factor for the future of the conflict.

The "BBC" broadcaster also reports the exodus of the population from Khartoum and the nearby cities of Bahri and Omdurman, where the clashes continue without interruption, testifying to the lack of faith of the Sudanese in the holding of the new ceasefire . "Unlike previous agreements, the one reached in Jeddah was signed by the parties and will be supported by a US, Saudi and international monitoring mechanism", reads last night's press release, which however does not contain further details on the functioning of such mechanism. The Sudanese army has confirmed that it is committed to implementing the agreement, while the RSF have not yet commented on the matter. The agreement should also allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid.