Damaged homes and businesses, people taking refuge in their homes with decreasing food supplies, power outages, and a shortage of running water are all results of the power struggle between Sudan’s top generals.
The president of Kenya blasted a pattern of deliberate “atrocities” on Wednesday.
“Kenya notes that disregard for the resolutions combined with evidence of a lack of commitment to resolving the conflict strongly indicates that attacks on diplomatic installations and personnel as well as targeting hospitals, hotels, and other essential public and social spaces are deliberate, systematic atrocities against humanity.”
The army and the Rapid Support Forces said they would “commit to a 24-hour-ceasefire”on Wednesday (Apr. 19).
However, fighting continued in Khartoum. President William Ruto urged to silence the guns in the region and on the continent.
There is real danger that the escalation of hostilities in Sudan could implicate external regional and international actors, and degenerate into a security and humanitarian crisis on a disastrous scale.”
“It is time to silence the guns in our region and continent so that we can focus on the urgent work of enabling our people to pursue opportunities and actualise their aspirations in peace and tranquillity. Time is of the essence.”
The UN chief is set to meet Thursday (Apr. 20) with the heads of the African Union, the Arab League and regional bloc the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in efforts for peace.