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Ruto calls for ceasefire between leaders in troubled Sudan

Sudan coup crisis Abdel Fattah al-Burhan General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo

Sudan's Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (left) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces commander, General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.

Photo credit: AFP

What you need to know:

  • President Ruto expressed concern at the indiscriminate use of lethal weapons and air power by both RSF and SAF. 
  • Sudan has been torn by violence over the past five days after the RSF and the SAF failed to agree on a single outstanding issue in the Political Framework Agreement, which concerns the timeframe for the integration of the RSF into the SAF. 
  • The conflict arose from disagreements over when the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will integrate into the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). 

President William Ruto has called for a ceasefire between the two warring parties in Sudan that have led to the loss of hundreds of lives, massive destruction of property and displacement of civilians in the country.

Instead, the Head of State has urged the two parties, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), to cease hostilities and resolve their differences amicably to prevent further loss of life and property.