DRC: After floods that killed nearly 400 people, the search rescuers continues

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DRC: After floods that killed nearly 400 people, the search rescuers continues Four days in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, families and rescuers continued Monday to dig through the rubble in search of nearly 5,000 people still missing. “We will be very happy to find people alive, but what is certain that will not be the case. We must be able to give thanks to the Lord who authorized all this to happen. The survivors have a traumatic illness. They are traumatized like ourselves here, and we know that if a traumatized person is not accompanied psychologically, it is worse than death And when the authority decided that today be decreed as a day of observing national mourning is a consolation for us," explained Thomas Bakenga, administrator of Kalehe territory. Mass graves were dug over the weekend to bury the bodies found, including large numbers of women and children, prompting complaints from some civil society groups, who said the burials were unworthy. In Nyamukubi , a flood-affected village, victims received government assistance including coffins and food. According to the United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs, some 3,000 families are still homeless. Greenpeace Africa noted that such disasters show "the need for the authorities to work on a national development plan with a strong focus on the risk of flooding in certain areas of the country". Experts say extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense due to the climate crisis. Dozens of bodies were found in the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi , in South Kivu province. Suna news agency Sudan : 16 dead in clashes between ethnic groups, curfew imposed mainly in the capital and in the Darfur At least 16 people have been killed in clashes between Hausa and Nuba ethnic groups, Sudan's Suna news agency reported on Tuesday, prompting the governor to declare a curfew in White Nile state, bordering South Sudan. This state, which stretches from Khartoum to the southern border, has so far been spared the recent war between the two rival generals in charge since their 2021 putsch which left hundreds dead, mainly in the capital and in the Darfur . This ethnic violence is not linked to this power struggle in Sudan . Conflicts between communities break out regularly in Sudan for access to water and land, vital for farmers and herders - often from rival ethnic groups - while many weapons circulate after decades of civil war . "Ethnic clashes which began on Monday in Kosti" , capital of the White Nile, "between the Hausa and the Nuba, degenerated further on Tuesday and killed 16 people on both sides ," the official Suna news agency said. There were also "many injuries and burned houses" , she said. The events prompted the governor to issue an "8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew" local time (6 p.m. to 3 a.m. GMT), the agency added. Already in October, a conflict between the Hausa and rival clans had killed more than 200 people in the state of Blue Nile , bordering Ethiopia. The Hausa say they have long been discriminated against by an ancestral law which prohibits them, as the latest arrivals, from owning the land, which they dispute. Since the 2021 putsch, conflicts between ethnic groups or tribes have been on the rise due to the security vacuum created by the coup, according to experts. The issue of access to land is very sensitive in Sudan, where agriculture and livestock represent 43% of jobs and 30% of GDP. The negotiations did not make progress Sudanese Army, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, Dialogue is useless without a cease-fire : Sudan The Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Army, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, said on Monday that "there is no benefit in political dialogue without achieving a ceasefire." In a telephone interview with the Egyptian news channel, Al-Qahira, Al-Burhan said, "The rebels occupied service facilities, entered residential neighborhoods, and disrupted people's lives." On Sunday evening, Saudi Arabia announced the continuation of the talks, which it is hosting in Jeddah, between representatives of the Sudanese army and the "rapid support" forces, "days", to reach an "effective ceasefire." Al-Burhan added in his intervention, "There is no benefit in negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces if they do not leave the residential neighborhoods and evacuate the capital from the military presence." He pointed out that the Rapid Support Forces do not exist in any military site, but rather their presence is limited to residential neighborhoods and service facilities. And he added, "There is severe damage to Sudanese families, especially in Khartoum, as a result of the current battles due to the actions of the rebels." Al-Burhan pointed out that "the situation is stable in all parts of the country, except for Khartoum, which is witnessing military operations, and that there are fears that the fighting will spread to other states." He reported that "the army is close to ending the presence" of the Rapid Support Forces in the capital, Khartoum. He stressed that "a peaceful solution is the best way to solve the political crisis in the country." Jeddah negotiations In response to a Saudi-American initiative, the two military commanders of the army and the Rapid Support Forces sent their representatives to the city of Jeddah on Saturday to hold talks that Washington and Riyadh described as "initial talks." "The negotiations have not made much progress so far," a Saudi diplomat told AFP. He added, "A permanent ceasefire is not on the table. Each side believes that it is able to resolve the battle." humanitarian issues The Sudanese army stated earlier that its delegation to the negotiations "will only talk about the armistice and how to properly implement it to facilitate the arrival of humanitarian aid." While US Ambassador John Godfrey did not comment directly on the Jeddah talks, he did say in a statement, "Our immediate priority is to achieve a lasting ceasefire" and to enable humanitarian assistance. For its part, the United Nations and non-governmental organizations are trying, in the city of Port Sudan (east) on the Red Sea, to negotiate the delivery of aid to Khartoum and Darfur, where hospitals and humanitarian aid stores have been bombed or looted. The United Nations warned of an exacerbation of the humanitarian crisis, knowing that facilities belonging to the United Nations and other aid organizations were subjected to "widespread looting", including the World Food Program in Khartoum over the weekend, a UN spokesman said on Monday. On Sunday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, arrived in Jeddah with the aim of meeting representatives of the two parties to the conflict, but his role in the negotiations is not yet clear. A spokeswoman for Griffiths said on Sunday that he seeks to discuss humanitarian issues related to Sudan. A second UN official said that Griffiths "asked to join the negotiations," noting that his request had not yet been approved. The UN Human Rights Council will meet on 11 May to discuss the "impact" of the confrontations in Sudan "on human rights". Experts believe that the war may drag on with the inability of either side to resolve it on the ground. And the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday that the Saudi monarch and crown prince directed the King Salman Relief Center to "provide various humanitarian aid worth $100 million" to provide relief, humanitarian and medical aid to the displaced. The battles that have been going on for more than three weeks have resulted in 750 dead and 5,000 wounded, according to the data of the Armed Conflict Location and Events (ACLED), in addition to the displacement of 335,000 people and 117,000 refugees to neighboring countries. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry affirmed that Egypt has received "since the beginning of the crisis more than 57,000 Sudanese brothers, in addition to its contribution to the evacuation of more than 4,000 foreign citizens." The United Nations reported that 30,000 Sudanese fled to Chad and 27,000 to South Sudan. Diplomatic efforts The Jeddah talks come after a fruitless series of Arab and African regional initiatives, which were conducted, especially by the eastern countries of the continent, through the IGAD Development Organization. The African Union is also seeking calm between the two parties, especially as it exhausted the last cards of pressure on Sudan by suspending its membership in 2021, after Al-Burhan, supported by Daglo, carried out a military coup in which civilians were removed from power. Experts believe that there is a discrepancy in the support of regional powers for the two parties to the conflict in Sudan. They also believe that the absence of Cairo and Abu Dhabi from the Jeddah talks dampens hopes of reaching an agreement. On Monday, Shoukry went to Chad and met Chadian President Mohamed Idriss Deby to consult on "supporting ceasefire efforts and dealing with the humanitarian crisis facing the Sudanese people as a result of the ongoing fighting," according to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. Shukri is scheduled to go to South Sudan to meet President Salva Kiir for the same matter. In turn, the envoy of the Sudanese army commander, Dafallah Al-Hajj, met with Kiir in Juba, the capital of southern Sudan, on Monday. Al-Hajj later told reporters that "our response to the initiative of Saudi Arabia and the United States does not exclude the role of IGAD" and CIR. Al-Hajj added that if "the rebels lay down their arms, we will pardon them." During an emergency meeting, on Sunday, of Arab foreign ministers at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo, which dealt with developments in the Sudanese file, the Secretary-General of the League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said that negotiations between the two parties to the conflict "deserve support, and I repeat my appeal to hold on to this opportunity." Aboul Gheit warned that the current conflict would turn into "a first round of war that would divide Sudan into rival regions and turn it into a battleground that threatens its existence." Since last April 15, states in Sudan have witnessed large-scale clashes between the army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces led by Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo, "Hamidati", which left dead and wounded, and difficult humanitarian conditions.

Four days  in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, families and rescuers continued Monday to dig through the rubble in search of nearly 5,000 people still missing.

“We will be very happy to find people alive, but what is certain that will not be the case. We must be able to give thanks to the Lord who authorized all this to happen. The survivors have a traumatic illness. They are traumatized like ourselves here, and we know that if a traumatized person is not accompanied psychologically, it is worse than death And when the authority decided that today be decreed as a day of observing national mourning is a consolation for us," explained Thomas Bakenga, administrator of Kalehe territory. 

Mass graves were dug over the weekend to bury the bodies found, including large numbers of women and children, prompting complaints from some civil society groups, who said the burials were unworthy.

In Nyamukubi , a flood-affected village, victims received government assistance including coffins and food.

According to the United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs, some 3,000 families are still homeless.

Greenpeace Africa noted that such disasters show "the need for the authorities to work on a national development plan with a strong focus on the risk of flooding in certain areas of the country".

Experts say extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense due to the climate crisis.

Dozens of bodies were found in the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi , in South Kivu province.



DRC: After floods that killed nearly 400 people, the search rescuers continues Four days in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, families and rescuers continued Monday to dig through the rubble in search of nearly 5,000 people still missing. “We will be very happy to find people alive, but what is certain that will not be the case. We must be able to give thanks to the Lord who authorized all this to happen. The survivors have a traumatic illness. They are traumatized like ourselves here, and we know that if a traumatized person is not accompanied psychologically, it is worse than death And when the authority decided that today be decreed as a day of observing national mourning is a consolation for us," explained Thomas Bakenga, administrator of Kalehe territory. Mass graves were dug over the weekend to bury the bodies found, including large numbers of women and children, prompting complaints from some civil society groups, who said the burials were unworthy. In Nyamukubi , a flood-affected village, victims received government assistance including coffins and food. According to the United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs, some 3,000 families are still homeless. Greenpeace Africa noted that such disasters show "the need for the authorities to work on a national development plan with a strong focus on the risk of flooding in certain areas of the country". Experts say extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense due to the climate crisis. Dozens of bodies were found in the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi , in South Kivu province. Suna news agency Sudan : 16 dead in clashes between ethnic groups, curfew imposed mainly in the capital and in the Darfur At least 16 people have been killed in clashes between Hausa and Nuba ethnic groups, Sudan's Suna news agency reported on Tuesday, prompting the governor to declare a curfew in White Nile state, bordering South Sudan. This state, which stretches from Khartoum to the southern border, has so far been spared the recent war between the two rival generals in charge since their 2021 putsch which left hundreds dead, mainly in the capital and in the Darfur . This ethnic violence is not linked to this power struggle in Sudan . Conflicts between communities break out regularly in Sudan for access to water and land, vital for farmers and herders - often from rival ethnic groups - while many weapons circulate after decades of civil war . "Ethnic clashes which began on Monday in Kosti" , capital of the White Nile, "between the Hausa and the Nuba, degenerated further on Tuesday and killed 16 people on both sides ," the official Suna news agency said. There were also "many injuries and burned houses" , she said. The events prompted the governor to issue an "8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew" local time (6 p.m. to 3 a.m. GMT), the agency added. Already in October, a conflict between the Hausa and rival clans had killed more than 200 people in the state of Blue Nile , bordering Ethiopia. The Hausa say they have long been discriminated against by an ancestral law which prohibits them, as the latest arrivals, from owning the land, which they dispute. Since the 2021 putsch, conflicts between ethnic groups or tribes have been on the rise due to the security vacuum created by the coup, according to experts. The issue of access to land is very sensitive in Sudan, where agriculture and livestock represent 43% of jobs and 30% of GDP. The negotiations did not make progress Sudanese Army, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, Dialogue is useless without a cease-fire : Sudan The Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Army, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, said on Monday that "there is no benefit in political dialogue without achieving a ceasefire." In a telephone interview with the Egyptian news channel, Al-Qahira, Al-Burhan said, "The rebels occupied service facilities, entered residential neighborhoods, and disrupted people's lives." On Sunday evening, Saudi Arabia announced the continuation of the talks, which it is hosting in Jeddah, between representatives of the Sudanese army and the "rapid support" forces, "days", to reach an "effective ceasefire." Al-Burhan added in his intervention, "There is no benefit in negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces if they do not leave the residential neighborhoods and evacuate the capital from the military presence." He pointed out that the Rapid Support Forces do not exist in any military site, but rather their presence is limited to residential neighborhoods and service facilities. And he added, "There is severe damage to Sudanese families, especially in Khartoum, as a result of the current battles due to the actions of the rebels." Al-Burhan pointed out that "the situation is stable in all parts of the country, except for Khartoum, which is witnessing military operations, and that there are fears that the fighting will spread to other states." He reported that "the army is close to ending the presence" of the Rapid Support Forces in the capital, Khartoum. He stressed that "a peaceful solution is the best way to solve the political crisis in the country." Jeddah negotiations In response to a Saudi-American initiative, the two military commanders of the army and the Rapid Support Forces sent their representatives to the city of Jeddah on Saturday to hold talks that Washington and Riyadh described as "initial talks." "The negotiations have not made much progress so far," a Saudi diplomat told AFP. He added, "A permanent ceasefire is not on the table. Each side believes that it is able to resolve the battle." humanitarian issues The Sudanese army stated earlier that its delegation to the negotiations "will only talk about the armistice and how to properly implement it to facilitate the arrival of humanitarian aid." While US Ambassador John Godfrey did not comment directly on the Jeddah talks, he did say in a statement, "Our immediate priority is to achieve a lasting ceasefire" and to enable humanitarian assistance. For its part, the United Nations and non-governmental organizations are trying, in the city of Port Sudan (east) on the Red Sea, to negotiate the delivery of aid to Khartoum and Darfur, where hospitals and humanitarian aid stores have been bombed or looted. The United Nations warned of an exacerbation of the humanitarian crisis, knowing that facilities belonging to the United Nations and other aid organizations were subjected to "widespread looting", including the World Food Program in Khartoum over the weekend, a UN spokesman said on Monday. On Sunday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, arrived in Jeddah with the aim of meeting representatives of the two parties to the conflict, but his role in the negotiations is not yet clear. A spokeswoman for Griffiths said on Sunday that he seeks to discuss humanitarian issues related to Sudan. A second UN official said that Griffiths "asked to join the negotiations," noting that his request had not yet been approved. The UN Human Rights Council will meet on 11 May to discuss the "impact" of the confrontations in Sudan "on human rights". Experts believe that the war may drag on with the inability of either side to resolve it on the ground. And the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday that the Saudi monarch and crown prince directed the King Salman Relief Center to "provide various humanitarian aid worth $100 million" to provide relief, humanitarian and medical aid to the displaced. The battles that have been going on for more than three weeks have resulted in 750 dead and 5,000 wounded, according to the data of the Armed Conflict Location and Events (ACLED), in addition to the displacement of 335,000 people and 117,000 refugees to neighboring countries. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry affirmed that Egypt has received "since the beginning of the crisis more than 57,000 Sudanese brothers, in addition to its contribution to the evacuation of more than 4,000 foreign citizens." The United Nations reported that 30,000 Sudanese fled to Chad and 27,000 to South Sudan. Diplomatic efforts The Jeddah talks come after a fruitless series of Arab and African regional initiatives, which were conducted, especially by the eastern countries of the continent, through the IGAD Development Organization. The African Union is also seeking calm between the two parties, especially as it exhausted the last cards of pressure on Sudan by suspending its membership in 2021, after Al-Burhan, supported by Daglo, carried out a military coup in which civilians were removed from power. Experts believe that there is a discrepancy in the support of regional powers for the two parties to the conflict in Sudan. They also believe that the absence of Cairo and Abu Dhabi from the Jeddah talks dampens hopes of reaching an agreement. On Monday, Shoukry went to Chad and met Chadian President Mohamed Idriss Deby to consult on "supporting ceasefire efforts and dealing with the humanitarian crisis facing the Sudanese people as a result of the ongoing fighting," according to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. Shukri is scheduled to go to South Sudan to meet President Salva Kiir for the same matter. In turn, the envoy of the Sudanese army commander, Dafallah Al-Hajj, met with Kiir in Juba, the capital of southern Sudan, on Monday. Al-Hajj later told reporters that "our response to the initiative of Saudi Arabia and the United States does not exclude the role of IGAD" and CIR. Al-Hajj added that if "the rebels lay down their arms, we will pardon them." During an emergency meeting, on Sunday, of Arab foreign ministers at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo, which dealt with developments in the Sudanese file, the Secretary-General of the League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said that negotiations between the two parties to the conflict "deserve support, and I repeat my appeal to hold on to this opportunity." Aboul Gheit warned that the current conflict would turn into "a first round of war that would divide Sudan into rival regions and turn it into a battleground that threatens its existence." Since last April 15, states in Sudan have witnessed large-scale clashes between the army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces led by Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo, "Hamidati", which left dead and wounded, and difficult humanitarian conditions.

Suna news agency Sudan : 16 dead in clashes between ethnic groups, curfew imposed mainly in the capital and in the Darfur

At least 16 people have been killed in clashes between Hausa and Nuba ethnic groups, Sudan's Suna news agency reported on Tuesday, prompting the governor to declare a curfew in White Nile state, bordering South Sudan.

This state, which stretches from Khartoum to the southern border, has so far been spared the recent war between the two rival generals in charge since their 2021 putsch which left hundreds dead, mainly in the capital and in the Darfur .

This ethnic violence is not linked to this power struggle in Sudan .

Conflicts between communities break out regularly in Sudan for access to water and land, vital for farmers and herders - often from rival ethnic groups - while many weapons circulate after decades of civil war .

"Ethnic clashes which began on Monday in Kosti" , capital of the White Nile, "between the Hausa and the Nuba, degenerated further on Tuesday and killed 16 people on both sides ," the official Suna news agency said. There were also "many injuries and burned houses" , she said.

The events prompted the governor to issue an "8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew" local time (6 p.m. to 3 a.m. GMT), the agency added. Already in October, a conflict between the Hausa and rival clans had killed more than 200 people in the state of Blue Nile , bordering Ethiopia.

The Hausa say they have long been discriminated against by an ancestral law which prohibits them, as the latest arrivals, from owning the land, which they dispute.

Since the 2021 putsch, conflicts between ethnic groups or tribes have been on the rise due to the security vacuum created by the coup, according to experts.

The issue of access to land is very sensitive in Sudan, where agriculture and livestock represent 43% of jobs and 30% of GDP.



The negotiations did not make progress Sudanese Army, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, Dialogue is useless without a cease-fire : Sudan

The Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Army, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, said on Monday that "there is no benefit in political dialogue without achieving a ceasefire."

In a telephone interview with the Egyptian news channel, Al-Qahira, Al-Burhan said, "The rebels occupied service facilities, entered residential neighborhoods, and disrupted people's lives."

On Sunday evening, Saudi Arabia announced the continuation of the talks, which it is hosting in Jeddah, between representatives of the Sudanese army and the "rapid support" forces, "days", to reach an "effective ceasefire."

Al-Burhan added in his intervention, "There is no benefit in negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces if they do not leave the residential neighborhoods and evacuate the capital from the military presence."

He pointed out that the Rapid Support Forces do not exist in any military site, but rather their presence is limited to residential neighborhoods and service facilities.

And he added, "There is severe damage to Sudanese families, especially in Khartoum, as a result of the current battles due to the actions of the rebels."

Al-Burhan pointed out that "the situation is stable in all parts of the country, except for Khartoum, which is witnessing military operations, and that there are fears that the fighting will spread to other states."

He reported that "the army is close to ending the presence" of the Rapid Support Forces in the capital, Khartoum.

He stressed that "a peaceful solution is the best way to solve the political crisis in the country."

Jeddah negotiations

In response to a Saudi-American initiative, the two military commanders of the army and the Rapid Support Forces sent their representatives to the city of Jeddah on Saturday to hold talks that Washington and Riyadh described as "initial talks."

"The negotiations have not made much progress so far," a Saudi diplomat told AFP. He added, "A permanent ceasefire is not on the table. Each side believes that it is able to resolve the battle."

humanitarian issues

The Sudanese army stated earlier that its delegation to the negotiations "will only talk about the armistice and how to properly implement it to facilitate the arrival of humanitarian aid."

While US Ambassador John Godfrey did not comment directly on the Jeddah talks, he did say in a statement, "Our immediate priority is to achieve a lasting ceasefire" and to enable humanitarian assistance.

For its part, the United Nations and non-governmental organizations are trying, in the city of Port Sudan (east) on the Red Sea, to negotiate the delivery of aid to Khartoum and Darfur, where hospitals and humanitarian aid stores have been bombed or looted.

The United Nations warned of an exacerbation of the humanitarian crisis, knowing that facilities belonging to the United Nations and other aid organizations were subjected to "widespread looting", including the World Food Program in Khartoum over the weekend, a UN spokesman said on Monday.

On Sunday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, arrived in Jeddah with the aim of meeting representatives of the two parties to the conflict, but his role in the negotiations is not yet clear.

A spokeswoman for Griffiths said on Sunday that he seeks to discuss humanitarian issues related to Sudan.

A second UN official said that Griffiths "asked to join the negotiations," noting that his request had not yet been approved.

The UN Human Rights Council will meet on 11 May to discuss the "impact" of the confrontations in Sudan "on human rights".

Experts believe that the war may drag on with the inability of either side to resolve it on the ground.

And the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday that the Saudi monarch and crown prince directed the King Salman Relief Center to "provide various humanitarian aid worth $100 million" to provide relief, humanitarian and medical aid to the displaced.

The battles that have been going on for more than three weeks have resulted in 750 dead and 5,000 wounded, according to the data of the Armed Conflict Location and Events (ACLED), in addition to the displacement of 335,000 people and 117,000 refugees to neighboring countries.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry affirmed that Egypt has received "since the beginning of the crisis more than 57,000 Sudanese brothers, in addition to its contribution to the evacuation of more than 4,000 foreign citizens."

The United Nations reported that 30,000 Sudanese fled to Chad and 27,000 to South Sudan.

Diplomatic efforts

The Jeddah talks come after a fruitless series of Arab and African regional initiatives, which were conducted, especially by the eastern countries of the continent, through the IGAD Development Organization.

The African Union is also seeking calm between the two parties, especially as it exhausted the last cards of pressure on Sudan by suspending its membership in 2021, after Al-Burhan, supported by Daglo, carried out a military coup in which civilians were removed from power.

Experts believe that there is a discrepancy in the support of regional powers for the two parties to the conflict in Sudan. They also believe that the absence of Cairo and Abu Dhabi from the Jeddah talks dampens hopes of reaching an agreement.

On Monday, Shoukry went to Chad and met Chadian President Mohamed Idriss Deby to consult on "supporting ceasefire efforts and dealing with the humanitarian crisis facing the Sudanese people as a result of the ongoing fighting," according to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry.

Shukri is scheduled to go to South Sudan to meet President Salva Kiir for the same matter.

In turn, the envoy of the Sudanese army commander, Dafallah Al-Hajj, met with Kiir in Juba, the capital of southern Sudan, on Monday. Al-Hajj later told reporters that "our response to the initiative of Saudi Arabia and the United States does not exclude the role of IGAD" and CIR.

Al-Hajj added that if "the rebels lay down their arms, we will pardon them."

During an emergency meeting, on Sunday, of Arab foreign ministers at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo, which dealt with developments in the Sudanese file, the Secretary-General of the League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said that negotiations between the two parties to the conflict "deserve support, and I repeat my appeal to hold on to this opportunity."

Aboul Gheit warned that the current conflict would turn into "a first round of war that would divide Sudan into rival regions and turn it into a battleground that threatens its existence."

Since last April 15, states in Sudan have witnessed large-scale clashes between the army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces led by Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo, "Hamidati", which left dead and wounded, and difficult humanitarian conditions.
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