[HIGHLIGHTS] Sudan: towards an extension of the ceasefire under the aegis of the regional organisation Igad?

The Sudanese army said on April 26, 2023 that it had agreed in principle to participate in negotiations in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. A 72-hour ceasefire brokered under the auspices of Washington expires at midnight on April 27.

Washington and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) seem to have succeeded in wresting from the Sudanese warring parties a 72- hour extension of the truce. The IGAD seems to be on the verge of obtaining an extension, until now, had allowed a decrease in the intensity of the fighting.