One hour into the truce, witnesses in Khartoum said the situation was “calm”. Sign up Also receive offers from The Africa Report Also receive offers from The Africa Report's partnersBoth sides had pledged to respect the truce in separate statements on Saturday night. Intensifying air strikesBefore the latest truce, witnesses said air strikes had intensified in the capital in the past few days. ‘Ominous reminder’Hundreds of kilometres (miles) west of Khartoum, as many as 1,100 people have been killed in the West Darfur state capital of El Geneina, according to the US State Department. The dead have included West Darfur governor Khamis Abdullah Abakar, killed after he criticised the paramilitaries in a Wednesday television interview.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 18, 2023 07:39 UTC