SW Ed: So sad. Lost for words. God Bless and Rest in Peace + + +Even amid the overwhelmingly horrific accounts from across the country, this is one of the most jarring reports so far
— William Carter (@WillCarter_NRC) May 29, 2023
I have such great sorrow, and so few words ...
Rest their sweet little souls https://t.co/hfMlsFHLaM
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Monday, May 29, 2023
Khartoum orphanage - 50 children including 24 babies died as fighting prevented staff reaching them
Hat tip with thanks to William Carter tweet and Evelyn Tremble @DrumChronicles https://twitter.com/DrumChronicles:
#Sudan fighting - Khartoum largest orphanage - 50 children including 24 babies have died some of starvation as fighting between RSF militia and military prevented staff and humanitarian aid reaching the facility
https://reut.rs/3WCVFoe
Sunday, May 28, 2023
Sudan crisis: Darfur governor Minawi calls on Darfuris to arm against Militia attacks and SAF & RSF fighting
NOTE from Sudan Watch Editor:
Today (Sun 28 May) Darfur Governor and ex-rebel group leader Minni Minawi has called out for Darfuris to arm themselves in self defence against attacks by Militia and SAF and RSF fighting.
Note that they can afford guns and ammunition while the international community's taxpayers are expected to keep paying for millions of Sudanese people upended by their people. I'll be surprised if the UN meets its funding target for aid. Europe has war at its door. EU and USA have Sudan fatigue.
Soon Sudan will be awash with guns like the US where there are Militia and almost every home has a gun while all Americans have a right to bear Arms.
The right to keep and bear arms in the United States is a fundamental right protected by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, part of the Bill of Rights, and by the constitutions of most US states.
The right to keep and bear arms in the United States is a fundamental right protected by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, part of the Bill of Rights, and by the constitutions of most US states.
The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
My point is, Sudan rarely seems appreciative of the help it receives and is now demanding and picky. The US is not in a position to tell another country to lay down arms and silence guns. Also, the US refuses to sign up to the ICC so is unable to call for Sudan's war criminals to be put on trial at the ICC.
Dated Sunday 28 May 2023
Sudanese army calls on retired soldiers to get arms for self-defence
https://www.independent.co.ug/author/dwabomba/
Former rebel leader and Darfur governor calls on Darfuris to raise arms in self defense amid militia attacks and fighting between the army and RSF in different cities.
— Nafisa Eltahir (@nafisaeltahir) May 28, 2023
Some, particularly in Geneina, have already done so, but of course this raises the risk of extensive violence. https://t.co/VNgSCZ8G9m
Further reading:
Report at The Independent UgandaDated Sunday 28 May 2023
Sudanese army calls on retired soldiers to get arms for self-defence
https://www.independent.co.ug/author/dwabomba/
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Sunday, May 14, 2023
Darfur in need of urgent humanitarian assistance amid Sudan conflict, says human rights monitor
Report from The Irish Times
By Sally Hayden
Dated Sunday 14 May 2023 - 19:14 - full copy:
Darfur in need of urgent humanitarian assistance amid Sudan conflict, says human rights monitor
Region in south and southwest of country has been site of recurrent violence since 2003
People walk among scattered objects in the market of El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, as fighting continues in Sudan between the forces of two rival generals, on April 29th. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images
Activists and aid groups are asking for attention to be turned towards Darfur, as fighting continues in Sudan.
Since the conflict between Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group began on April 15th, much international focus has been on the situation in capital city Khartoum.
Darfur, a region in south and southwest Sudan, which is home to around 10 million people, has been the site of recurrent violence since 2003. In 2020, a long-running peacekeeping mission ended there.
Ahmed Gouja, a local journalist and human rights monitor, said clashes between the RSF and the Sudanese army have been heavy in every state in Darfur apart from the east. Hundreds of civilians have been killed, he said.
“We have experienced many, many, many terrible situations,” said Mr Gouja, speaking to The Irish Times through WhatsApp messages. “Militias have been taking everything, looting, killing and burning. They have destroyed public service places like the headquarters of the financial ministry as well as universities, many hospitals.”
A ceasefire committee set up by religious leaders had some success stopping violence in certain areas, he said.
But new RSF checkpoints have seen fighters “abusing and violating civilians by punishing them, beating them and investigating them,” he said.
Darfur was already home to camps of people who were already displaced before this conflict, and are getting no humanitarian assistance at the moment, Mr Gouja said. “They have lost everything during the 2003 war. Right now in [internally displaced person] camps there is the biggest need. They have nothing.”
“The most important challenge is for the children,” he added.
The rainy season will exacerbate the problems, Mr Gouja predicted, bringing in the risk of cholera and other diseases. “Right now what we need is humanitarian support. Our health system has been destroyed by the war.” He also said there’s a need for emergency food distributions.
“We are talking about the entire Darfur population ... Food, water, healthcare, these are the basic needs ... If they do not respond soon, a disaster is going to be happening.”
Mohamed Osman, Sudan researcher for Human Rights Watch, said there have been a lot of “vulnerabilities” in Darfur since 2019, including “so-called intercommunal violence”, along with a high level of mobilisation and the targeting of displaced people by armed militias and the RSF.
He said the priority now should be “civilian protection, humanitarian assistance and accountability”.
In a testimony sent to The Irish Times, Fleur Pialoux, the outgoing Médecins Sans Frontières project co-ordinator for El Geneina city in West Darfur, said fighting started there on April 24th. “Armed groups started targeting key locations inside the city. In the following days, fighting broke out in most neighbourhoods. Looting of the market, hospital, pharmacies and cars became the daily norm,” she said.
“From our windows we saw the smoke as sites that had been hosting more than 100,000 displaced people were burnt to the ground. Across the city, people were left without power and water for days. Mobile networks were down. Banks were closed and unable to process payments, leaving many people with no access to money for essentials like food, fuel or medicine. Hundreds of people were wounded or killed, but virtually no health facilities were able to function.”
MSF was supporting a hospital in the city, which shut after the fighting began, and was looted on May 12th.
“Since the current conflict began, patients have been unable to access medical care due to fear of violence both outside and within medical structures. Additionally, patients fear being targeted based on their ethnicity or affiliation,” said Ms Pialoux.
Sally Hayden, a contributor to The Irish Times, reports on Africa
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Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Britain to blacklist Russia Wagner group as terrorists - Mercenaries given same status as Isis and al-Qaeda
Britain is poised to formally proscribe the Wagner group of mercenaries as a terrorist organisation to increase pressure on Russia
Proscription would make it a criminal offence to belong to Wagner, attend its meetings, encourage support for it or carry its logo in public, putting it on the same footing as groups such as Islamic State and al-Qaeda
It would also impose financial sanctions, which would be significant because the group and all its members would be barred from using UK courts to silence journalists and campaigners. Officials said it would have implications for Wagner’s ability to raise money if any funds went through British financial institutions
More recently, there have been fears the group could try to expand its presence in Sudan as the country slides towards civil war
Read more from The Times
By Steven Swinford, Political Editor
Matt Dathan, Home Affairs Editor
George Grylls, Defence Reporter
Dated Wednesday May 10 2023, 12.01am - full copy:
Britain to blacklist Russia’s Wagner group as terrorists
Mercenaries will be given same status as Isis and al-Qaeda
Britain is poised to formally proscribe the Wagner group of mercenaries as a terrorist organisation to increase pressure on Russia.
The group has played a central role in President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and is leading attempts to take the eastern town of Bakhmut, which has become a focus of the war for both sides.
A government source said that, after two months of building a legal case, proscription of the group was “imminent” and likely to be enacted within weeks.
Proscription would make it a criminal offence to belong to Wagner, attend its meetings, encourage support for it or carry its logo in public, putting it on the same footing as groups such as Islamic State and al-Qaeda.
It would also impose financial sanctions, which would be significant because the group and all its members would be barred from using UK courts to silence journalists and campaigners. Officials said it would have implications for Wagner’s ability to raise money if any funds went through British financial institutions.
Meanwhile, Putin launched a fresh tirade against the West during a scaled-back Victory Day parade in Moscow to commemorate the end of the Second World War. He accused the West of “unleashing war against Russia” and said supporters of Ukraine included “neo-Nazi scum”.
There were signs, however, of the toll the Ukraine war had taken on the Russian army. In Moscow just one tank took part in the parade on Red Square — a Second World War-era Soviet T-34 — and planned celebrations in at least 21 Russian cities were cancelled.
Wagner, often referred to as a private military company, is a group of mercenaries accused of human rights abuses that came to international attention after the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014. It is led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, an ex-convict and former hotdog seller known as “Putin’s chef”.
Prigozhin, 61, was able to use British courts to bring a libel case against Eliot Higgins, a British journalist, after revelations by his website Bellingcat about the group’s shadowy operations. The case collapsed in March last year after the outbreak of war in Ukraine and personal sanctions imposed on Prigozhin, but government sources said it was an example of how proscription could help to prevent Wagner’s influence and operations in the UK.
For many years Wagner was closely linked with the Kremlin but the invasion of Ukraine has led to strains in the relationship between Prigozhin and Putin. In an expletive-strewn outburst last week, Prigozhin said “scumbag” Russian generals were responsible for the deaths of Wagner fighters as he accused them of depriving them of ammunition in the nine-month battle for Bakhmut.
The Bakhmut offensive has cost Moscow thousands of casualties. Wagner, which is using prisoners to fight alongside its professional recruits, has sustained many of the losses.
As well as the war in Ukraine, the group has been involved in numerous conflicts across Africa and the Middle East — fighting for control of goldmines in the Central African Republic and helping to prop up President Assad’s regime in Syria. More recently, there have been fears the group could try to expand its presence in Sudan as the country slides towards civil war.
There has not been evidence that Wagner or individuals linked to it are operating in the UK since the war in Ukraine started and proscription is largely seen as a symbolic move. However, a government source said there had been “suspicions” that the group had helped launder money out of the UK along with organised crime groups after financial sanctions were imposed against Russian oligarchs and Putin allies in the wake of the war.
In order to proscribe the group, the Home Office would need to build a case for why the legal step was required, which could include references to classified intelligence.
Some Whitehall sources expressed cynicism over the move, given the lack of involvement of Wagner in the UK. One source said: “I don’t suppose anyone walks around London saying ‘I’m a member of the Wagner Group’. This sounds more like someone in government itching to find something else to punish Putin with.”
David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, said: “It is only right that the government appears to be finally listening to Labour’s calls for its proscription as a terrorist organisation.”
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Wagner is still recruiting heavily in Russia
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Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, has accused Russian generals of causing the deaths of his fighters in Bakhmut through ammunition shortages
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Friday, May 05, 2023
UN: South Sudan is facing violent clashes as it struggles to implement power-sharing deal
Report from The Washington Times
By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press
Friday 05 May 2023
U.N.: South Sudan struggling to implement power-sharing deal
Photo by: Peter Louis. People who crossed from Sudan are seen at a refugee camp in Renk County, South Sudan, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Sudan has plunged into chaos since fighting erupted in mid-April between the country's two rival top generals and there is increasing concern for those trapped and displaced by the fighting. (Peter Louis/WFP via AP)
UNITED NATIONS — South Sudan is facing violent clashes and increasing disillusionment and frustration as it struggles to implement the most challenging provisions of a fragile 2018 power-sharing agreement, U.N. experts say in a new report.
The world’s newest nation is struggling to integrate rival military forces, draft a new constitution and prepare for its first election as an independent country in December 2024, the experts monitoring sanctions against the world’s newest nation said in a report to the U.N. Security Council obtained Friday by The Associated Press.
The country’s stability “will likely turn on the government’s ability to reward the patience of those who remain committed to peace, rather than those who have sought to reshape it through violence,” the report says.
There were high hopes when oil-rich South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after a long conflict. But the country slid into a civil war in December 2013 largely based on ethnic divisions when forces loyal to the current president, Salva Kiir, battled those loyal to the current vice president, Riek Machar.
Tens of thousands of people were killed in the war, which ended with the 2018 peace agreement, bringing Kiir and Machar together in a government of national unity. Under the agreement, elections were supposed to be held in February 2023, but last August they were postponed until December 2024.
View original: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/may/5/un-south-sudan-struggling-to-implement-power-shari/
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Thursday, May 04, 2023
Statement: President Biden on the Conflict in Sudan. Orders sanctions against people destabilising Sudan
NOTE from Sudan Watch Editor: The news here below is good. Hemeti can't read it. He's a 3rd grade school drop-out and semi-illiterate. His bifocals are probably part of his million dollar make-over to help him appear intelligent and statesmanlike and fit in with the elite in Khartoum who see him as a "country bumpkin". The pen is mightier than the sword. God bless America!
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Report from The Washington Times
By Jeff Mordock
Thursday 04 May 2023 - full copy:
Biden authorizes sanctions against people destabilizing Sudan
President Biden on Thursday ordered new sanctions on those responsible for the violence and chaos that has gripped Sudan.
The directive doesn’t specifically identify whom the administration will sanction but likely targets members of the Sudanese armed forces and their rival rapid support forces. Both sides have sunk the country into chaos as they vie for control.
In a statement, Mr. Biden said the order will “hold individuals responsible for threatening the peace, security and stability of Sudan, undermining Sudan‘s democratic transition, using violence against civilians or committing human rights abuses.”
“The Sudanese people suffered 30 years under an authoritarian regime — but they never gave up on their commitment to democracy or their hope for a better future,” Mr. Biden said.
The conflict began on April 15 after months of escalating tensions between the two factions. It has turned parts of the nation into war zones, and foreign governments have scrambled to evacuate their officials from Sudan.
Several nations, including the U.S., Saudi Arabia and some in East Africa, have floated a truce, but both sides seem disinterested in ending the battles.
International rights organizations have criticized the U.S. and other Western countries for not sooner implementing sanctions against the military leaders in Sudan.
Jeff Mordock can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.
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Report from CNN
By Sam Fossum, CNN
Thursday 04 May 2023 3:19 PM EDT - excerpt:
Biden authorizes future sanctions tied to conflict in Sudan
President Joe Biden laid the groundwork for future sanctions targeted toward the current violence in Sudan that has left hundreds dead and sparked a humanitarian crisis that poses “an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States,” according to the administration.
The executive order signed by Biden on Thursday authorizes future sanctions against individuals determined to be destabilizing the country and “undermining Sudan’s democratic transition,” as well as committing violence against civilians or perpetuating other human rights abuses. [...]
The administration has not yet imposed sanctions using the new executive order, US officials said.
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Report from The Hill
BY BRAD DRESS - 05/04/23 6:28 PM ET - excerpt:
Biden sets stage for sanctions in embattled Sudan
US could soon sanction Sudanese individuals
The executive order signed by President Biden does not sanction any Sudanese individuals but does clear the way for future action, said White House national security spokesperson John Kirby.
“I wouldn’t read it as a warning,” Kirby said. “It’s the president setting up the proper authorities in case we want to use those kinds of tools.”
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From The White House
Thursday 04 May 2023 - full copy:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Conflict in Sudan
The violence taking place in Sudan is a tragedy—and it is a betrayal of the Sudanese people’s clear demand for civilian government and a transition to democracy. I join the peace-loving people of Sudan and leaders around the world in calling for a durable ceasefire between the belligerent parties. This violence, which has already stolen the lives of hundreds of civilians and began during the holy month of Ramadan, is unconscionable. It must end.
Since the earliest moments of this conflict, the United States has facilitated the safe departure of thousands of people – Americans and others – by land, sea, and air and conducted intensive negotiations to de-escalate violence. Our diplomatic efforts to urge all parties to end the military conflict and allow unhindered humanitarian access continue, as do our efforts to assist those remaining Americans, including by providing them information on exit options. The United States is already responding to this unfolding humanitarian crisis and stands ready to support enhanced humanitarian assistance when conditions allow.
The United States stands with the people of Sudan—and we are acting to support their commitment to a future of peace and opportunity. Today, I issued a new Executive Order that expands U.S. authorities to respond to the violence that began on April 15 with sanctions that hold individuals responsible for threatening the peace, security, and stability of Sudan; undermining Sudan’s democratic transition; using violence against civilians; or committing serious human rights abuses.
The Sudanese people suffered thirty years under an authoritarian regime—but they never gave up on their commitment to democracy or their hope for a better future. Their dedication brought down a dictator, only to endure a military takeover in October 2021, and now more violence among factions fighting for control.
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From The White House
04 May 2023
Executive Order on Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons Destabilizing Sudan and Undermining the Goal of a Democratic Transition
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Tuesday, May 02, 2023
VIDEO: How the Sudan crisis is affecting South Sudan
NOTE from Sudan Watch Editor: This news report is a reminder of the seemingly never ending humanitarian crisis in South Sudan where two-thirds of its population of 12:58 million people face hunger, more than 2 million people displaced, and now, as can be seen in this disturbing video report, large areas of the country are submerged by flooding.
Report from Channel 4 News UK
By Matt Frei, Europe Editor and Presenter
Dated Saturday 29 April 2023
How the Sudan conflict is affecting its neighbours
The consequences of the escalating conflict in Sudan is being felt beyond its borders – as surrounding countries deal with the impact on aid deliveries and an influx of refugees fleeing the violence.
One country in particular that is being hit by the worsening violence is Sudan’s neighbour, South Sudan.
There is a drastic humanitarian crisis there with two-thirds of the population facing hunger, more than 2 million people displaced, and large areas of the country submerged by flooding.
View original and video here:
https://www.channel4.com/news/how-the-sudan-conflict-is-affecting-its-neighbours
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New BBC Arabic radio service airs in Sudan twice daily at 9am on 21,510 kHz and 5pm on 15,310kHz
NOTE from Sudan Watch Editor: Good news. The BBC World Service has launched a new Arabic emergency radio service for Sudan. It starts today Tuesday 2 May 2023 at 3pm GMT (4pm BST, 5pm local time).
The Arabic emergency radio service for Sudan airs twice daily on short wave in Sudan at 7am GMT (8am BST, 9am local time) on 21,510 kHz and at 3pm GMT (4pm BST, 5pm local time) on 15,310kHz
Broadcast live in London, it will bring live updates of the situation on the ground, info on how to access life-saving resources, essential supplies and services, as well as analysis from voices inside and outside Sudan.
The new service for Sudan, launching this afternoon, will be available on radio, online and across social media.
Read full story at BBC News Media
Published: 12:01 am, Tuesday 2 May 2023
BBC World Service launches emergency radio service for Sudan
The programme, which will be broadcast live in London with input from teams in Amman and Cairo, will air on short wave in Sudan and be available on radio, online and across social media
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/bbc-world-service-launches-emergency-radio-service-for-sudan
Also, here by Paul Glynn, BBC News, Tue 2 May 2023:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65447051
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BBC News Arabic and Twitter
الرئيسية - BBC News عربي - BBC News Arabic
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Thursday, April 27, 2023
Sudan crisis: War crimes suspect free amid chaos
Report from BBC News
By JAMES GREGORY & JAMES COPNALL
Wednesday 26 April 2023 c.11:50 am BST UK
Sudan crisis: War crimes suspect free amid chaos
IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES
Image caption, Haroun (left) in 2010 when he was governor of the South Kordofan region
A former Sudanese politician wanted for alleged crimes against humanity has said that he and other former officials are no longer in jail - following reports of a break-out.
Ahmed Haroun was among those being held in Kober prison in the capital Khartoum who are facing charges by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
A ceasefire between fighting military factions largely appears to be holding.
But there are doubts about both sides' commitment to a lasting peace.
The conflict - which began on 15 April - arose from a bitter power struggle between the leaders of Sudan's regular army and a rival paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Reports emerged this week of a prison break at Kober - where Ahmed Haroun was serving a sentence alongside Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's former president.
On Tuesday, Haroun confirmed in a statement aired on Sudan's Tayba TV that he and other Bashir loyalists who served under him had left the jail - but said he would be ready to appear before the judiciary whenever it was functioning.
In an audio message circulating on social media, Haroun claimed the group had been aided in their escape by prison guards and the armed forces.
"We made a decision to protect ourselves due to lack of security, water, food and treatment, as well as the death of many prisoners in Kober," Haroun told al-Sudani, a daily newspaper with ties to Bashir.
Haroun was a key player in the Sudanese government's brutal response to two long-running and still unresolved civil wars - in Darfur (from 2003) and South Kordofan (from 2011).
He was indicted by the ICC in 2007 for his alleged role in the atrocities in Darfur - described as the first genocide of the 21st Century - when he was the country's interior minister.
He faces 20 counts of crimes against humanity and 22 counts of war crimes, with charges including murder, rape, persecution and torture. He denies the charges.
Mukesh Kapila, a former UN coordinator for Sudan, described Haroun as "extremely dangerous" and "unreliable", adding he had "many followers who have been lurking for the last two decades".
"This, plus other armed groups now coming out of the woodwork, really changes the dynamics in ways that are difficult to predict at the moment - but it's really bad news," he told the BBC World Service's Newsday programme.
Haroun was arrested in 2019, after veteran leader Bashir was ousted by the military amid mass protests. The country has experienced frequent unrest and several other coup attempts since then.
Bashir - who is 79 - had been serving a jail sentence for corruption. He is at a military hospital in police custody - having been moved there before the latest hostilities broke out, according to Sudan's army.
He is also accused by the ICC of leading a campaign of mass killing and rape in Sudan's Darfur region, which he denies.
Sudan's interior ministry has accused the RSF of breaking into five prisons in the past few days - including Kober, which Bashir had already left.
Police said the raid led to the killing of two prison warders, and that the RSF released all who where being held there.
The RSF has denied the allegations, claiming instead that the military "forcibly evacuated" the facility as part of a plan to restore Bashir to power.
An army spokesman denied any army involvement, saying the military "does not have any supervision over prisons". He said the military was coordinating with police to return inmates to prisons.
But plenty of Sudanese will believe this is just the latest example of Gen Burhan, leader of Sudan's armed forces, trying to restore Bashir's Islamist lieutenants to the forefront of Sudanese politics.
The ceasefire in Sudan has allowed several countries to evacuate their nationals from the country. Several evacuation flights carrying UK nationals from Sudan have landed in Cyprus, while a boat evacuating more than 1,600 people from dozens of countries has now arrived in Saudi Arabia.
Both Germany and France say all their citizens have now left the country.
IMAGE SOURCE, AFP
Image caption, Hundreds of people evacuated from Sudan have arrived in Saudi Arabia by boat
Volker Perthes, who is the UN special envoy to Sudan and is currently in the country, said on Tuesday that the 72-hour pause in fighting still appeared to be holding together.
But gunfire and explosions continued to be reported in Khartoum and the nearby city of Omdurman.
"There is yet no unequivocal sign that either [side] is ready to seriously negotiate, suggesting that both think that securing a military victory over the other is possible," said Mr Perthes.
Mr Perthes said that many homes, hospitals and other public facilities have been damaged or destroyed in residential areas near the army headquarters and airport in the capital Khartoum.
The ceasefire, which began at midnight local time (22:00 GMT) on Monday, is the latest attempt to bring stability to the country after fighting broke out nearly two weeks ago.
The White House said on Wednesday the ceasefire should be extended to address the humanitarian crisis, news agency Reuters reported.
National security spokesman John Kirby also confirmed a second American had died in Sudan on Tuesday.
At least 459 people have died in this conflict so far, though the actual number is thought to be much higher.
Thousands more are reported to have fled Sudan and the UN has warned that this is likely to continue. Lines of buses and other vehicles are continuing to leave Khartoum despite rocketing prices of fuel and bus tickets.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it expects there to be "many more" deaths due to outbreaks and a lack of services.
More than 60% of health facilities in Khartoum are closed, it said.
There is also concern for those who are left behind, with an estimated 24,000 pregnant women currently in Khartoum who are expected to give birth in the coming weeks.
View original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65394913
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