By AFP 27 April 2023 | 4:35 pm Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that the United States was working with Sudan’s warring generals to extend an expiring, shaky ceasefire that he helped broker. Blinken said he expected to say more “in the coming hours” on the situation in Sudan, where the army has renewed air strikes on rival paramilitaries in the… US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi (not pictured) on the sideline of the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi on March 2, 2023. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / POOL / AFP) Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that the United States was working with Sudan’s warring generals to extend an expiring, shaky ceasefire that he helped broker. Blinken said he expected to say more “in the coming hours” on the situation in Sudan, where the army has renewed air strikes on rival paramilitaries in the capital Khartoum even before the truce expires at midnight (2200 GMT). “We are very actively working to extend the ceasefire,” Blinken told reporters. “We’ve had a 72-hour ceasefire, which like most ceasefires is imperfect but nonetheless has reduced violence. And that’s obviously created somewhat better conditions for people in Sudan,” he said. Blinken said that the United States was also working to establish a more regular route for the departure of foreigners from Sudan. Latest 3 mins ago The University of Lagos, (UNILAG) through its relationship with the United States government on the Fulbright International Educational Exchange Programme, has produced over 37 Fulbright scholars. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, said this on Thursday at the 18th Annual Conference of the Fulbright Alumni Association of Nigeria (FAAN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)… 6 mins ago Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with a technical partner, Project GIANT, on Thursday in Kaduna, called on traders of Kawo and Sheik Gumi markets to embrace eNaira as an alternative means of financial transactions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was part of the efforts by the apex bank to… 8 mins ago The Premier Stockfish Importers Association of Nigeria says the future of stockfish industry will remain bleak following the continuous ban of stockfish from accessing foreign exchange. The Chairman of the association, Mr Gregory Ilobinso, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. NAN reports that the Central… 14 mins ago Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Thursday invited Pope Francis to visit his country, during a meeting at the Vatican, where he also asked for help to return children forcibly taken to Russia. “I invited His Holiness to visit Ukraine in person,” Shmyhal told reporters at the Foreign Press Association in Rome a few hours… 15 mins ago The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has disclosed that 13 buses bringing back about 1,500 Nigerians from the conflict-ravaged Sudan are expected to arrive soon in Aswan, Egypt. The NiDCOM Chair made this known to newsmen Thursday in Abuja. Dabiri-Erewa added that Air Peace Airline would be leaving for Egypt tonight while…
Comments