Prime

Air strikes rock Sudan as Saudi truce talks yield no breakthrough

Smoke rises in southern Khartoum

Smoke rises in southern Khartoum amid ongoing fighting between the forces of two rival generals in Sudan on May 6, 2023. Air strikes again shook Sudan's capital on May 8, 2023 while the latest truce talks in Jeddah yielded no progress. PHOTO | AFP

By  AFP

Khartoum

Air strikes again shook Sudan's capital Monday while the latest truce talks in Jeddah yielded no progress and a Saudi diplomat said both sides consider themselves "capable of winning the battle".

Related

Be the First to Know

Get the stories shaping East Africa — delivered straight to your inbox

Conflict

  1. Explainer: Why new war in Ethiopia’s Tigray threatens to trigger wider conflict

  2. Ethiopia, Sudan junta bicker again over RSF support claims

  3. East Africa’s oil rivalry is missing the bigger energy security question

  4. PRIME Why US proposal to expand Sudan arms embargo is stirring debate

Latest

  1. PRIME Fiery granny who wants to be ‘Jozi’ mayor at 75

  2. PRIME African airlines see growth as capacity outpaces demand

  3. PRIME Ecobank’s $2bn plan for Africa’s women-led enterprises

  4. gavel-money

    PRIME Court blocks Kenya from seizing Burundi firm’s cash

In the headlines

View All