The United States and Saudi Arabia have called for a new ceasefire agreement in Sudan. Previous truces between Sudan's military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have collapsed.

Experts believe that decisiveness on the ground is the army's first goal. The army and RSF delegations are in Jeddah, despite the suspension of talks since early June, due to repeated "grave violations" of the ceasefire by both sides. The African Union's move to coordinate efforts to stop the war, and its quest to develop a new initiative, may have accelerated the revival of negotiations.