SADLY, the UN's World Health Organisation says past 7 days of Sudan's fighting has left 413 dead and 3,551 injured. An American is one of the dead. A UN staffer has been killed in crossfire. Condolences. Rest in Peace + + +
Here are some reports posted at BBC World Service Africa Live page today.
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Troops are seen patrolling in Khartoum amid sporadic fighting in defiance of a truce call. Outside pressure mounts for Eid ceasefire in Sudan.
Summary
07:22 Sudan leader keeps mum on ceasefire despite his unity call
07:33 No Ethiopia clashes with Sudan forces - PM Abiy Ahmed
09:14 South Koreans 'expected to be evacuated from Sudan'
09:56 Sporadic fighting continues in Sudan capital
10:37 How unsung heroes are keeping Sudanese alive
10:48 Sudan soldiers deployed 'to comb Khartoum's streets'
11:22 Death toll rises to 413 in Sudan fighting - WHO
12:51 Sudan hospital in Darfur overwhelmed with wounded
13:32 Rivals reducing Sudan to ‘rubble and ash’ - German FM
15:28 Heavy skirmishes in residential areas of Khartoum
16:07 Sudan UN staffer killed in crossfire
17:21 European Union mulling Sudan evacuation plan
17:56 Sudan army tweets agreement to three-day Eid truce
18:21 Students' Eid meal scuppered by Sudan gun battle
18:23 Street battles dash hopes of Sudan Eid ceasefire
18:56 RSF soldiers celebrate after fighting in Sudan - VIDEO
19:08 Heavy gunfire reported despite Sudan army Eid truce
19:32 Plea to government to bring woman home from Sudan
19:33 A vibrant city suffers: Uncovering Khartoum's civilian crisis - Khartoum fighting mapped
View the reports here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/africa/live
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Report from BBC World Service Africa Live web page - full copy
Published Friday 21 April 2023
Sudan soldiers deployed 'to comb Khartoum's streets'
Sudan's army has said it will continue operations against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RFS) in the capital, Khartoum, despite a 72-hour ceasefire call from the rival forces, according to an military statement reported by several news site, including Saudi-owned Al Arabiya.
The army said it had launched "intensive strikes" on Friday against RFS, noting that the operations would continue across Khartoum, Sudanese news outlet al-Mashhad al-Sudani reports.
It said thousands of soldiers have been deployed to undertake the "combing operations" in the capital.
On Friday morning, the army was tweeting clips of its troops on the streets of the city.
Sudan News website said violent clashes continued in Omdurman, in the west of Khartoum, with "heavy weapons".
Ahmed Mamoun, a Khartoum resident, posted footage and photos of soldiers patrolling several streets in the capital.
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Report from BBC World Service Africa Live web page - full copy
Published Friday 21 April 2023 at 12:51 GMT BST UK:
Sudan hospital in Darfur overwhelmed with wounded
The only functioning hospital in Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, is overwhelmed with patients injured during heavy fighting between rival military factions, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says.
The medical charity’s Cyrus Paye said his team in Fasher had repurposed a maternity hospital to receive the wounded as all other hospitals in the city had had to close because of their proximity to the fighting, or the inability of staff to reach them.
The maternity South Hospital has received 279 wounded patients since the clashes began on Saturday.
Quote Message: Tragically, 44 have died. The situation is catastrophic. The majority of the wounded are civilians who were hit by stray bullets, and many of them are children.
Quote Message: Many need blood transfusions. There are so many patients that they are being treated on the floor in the corridors because there simply aren’t enough beds to accommodate the vast number of wounded." from MSF's Cyrus Paye
MSF's Cyrus Paye
Cyrus Paye gave his account over the phone to MSF colleagues, saying he could hear gunfire from their compound
The hospital was rapidly running out of supplies - as airports were closed as was with the border with Chad, which neighbours Darfur, the MSF project co-ordinator explained.
Quote Message: If the situation doesn’t change and humanitarian access is not granted, there will be even greater loss of life.”
MSFCopyright: MSF
Image caption: The medical team at South Hospital are overwhelmed and have been working round the clock
Image caption: Cyrus Paye gave his account over the phone to MSF colleagues, saying he could hear gunfire from their compound
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