By AFP 25 May 2023 | 7:27 pm The United States on Thursday warned Sudan’s warring parties after violations of a ceasefire negotiated by Washington with Saudi Arabia. The State Department acknowledged that a monitoring group, set up after talks in Jeddah that led the declaration of a one-week truce, had detected the use of artillery, drones and military aircraft as well as fighting both in the capital Khartoum and in Darfur. Smoke billows from a fire in a building in the centre of Khartoum on May 25, 2023. – Fighting eased in Sudan, the second full day of a ceasefire that has allowed beleaguered civilians to venture out, even as they await safe aid corridors and escape routes. (Photo by – / AFP) The United States on Thursday warned Sudan’s warring parties after violations of a ceasefire negotiated by Washington with Saudi Arabia. The State Department acknowledged that a monitoring group, set up after talks in Jeddah that led the declaration of a one-week truce, had detected the use of artillery, drones and military aircraft as well as fighting both in the capital Khartoum and in Darfur. “We have continued to see violations of the ceasefire,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters. “We retain our sanctions authority and if appropriate we will not hesitate to use that authority,” he said, repeating an earlier warning from Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Miller stopped short of formally declaring violations of the truce, saying that the monitoring group — which includes representatives of the United States, Saudi Arabia and the feuding generals — was probing incidents that took place Wednesday. Since April 15, Sudan’s capital and other parts of the country have been gripped by brutal urban warfare between the regular army, the Sudanese Armed Forces, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after a dispute on integrating them as part of a transition to civilian rule. The United States has threatened sanctions against the two sides but for now has prioritized dialogue in hopes of reaching a solution. Latest 1 day ago Simi Nwogugu, the CEO of JA Africa, has been recognized as one of the Top 10 finalists for the prestigious Africa Education Medal 2023. This esteemed accolade, founded by T4 Education and HP in collaboration with Microsoft, celebrates individuals who have made significant contributions to transforming education across the African continent. The Africa Education Medal… 1 day ago I was scrolling through Twitter and saw a few tweets about a yet-to-be-launched product we’d been building. Our Social Media Team had created an account for it and some well meaning folks reshared the screenshot on Twitter and got some responses. A few of the comments showed that people were looking forward to the product as they believed it was going to lay a new foundation for education financing in Africa. That is what we live for at Flutterwave–to build solutions that create real impact. 1 day ago President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the permanent site of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in Abuja.Speaking at the ceremony on Thursday in Abuja, Buhari said he had traversed the country in the last few days commissioning critical national infrastructure completed by his administration. 1 day ago The United States on Thursday warned Sudan’s warring parties after violations of a ceasefire negotiated by Washington with Saudi Arabia. The State Department acknowledged that a monitoring group, set up after talks in Jeddah that led the declaration of a one-week truce, had detected the use of artillery, drones and military aircraft as well as fighting both in the capital Khartoum and in Darfur. 1 day ago The United States on Thursday called Iran’s missile program a “serious threat” after the clerical state unveiled a new model with its longest range to date.
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