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The clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed 528 people and wounded at least 4,599 others, the Sudanese Health Ministry said in a report on April 29.
The army and the RSF announced on April 28 a 72-hour extension of a previous ceasefire to allow foreign governments complete the evacuation of their citizens from Sudan.
The health ministry said in its report that the ceasefire brought relative calm to most of the country, except for West Darfur and the capital Khartoum.
“The number of health services centers in Khartoum has been expanded and the communication with hospitals has been improved,” the report noted.
The ministry further said that arrangements were being made with a number of partners from friendly countries and international and regional organizations to provide medical supplies to people in dire need.
The army’s Commander-in-Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the commander of the RSF General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo have been ruling Sudan as the president and vice-president of the so-called Sovereign Council since a coup in October 2021.
The conflict between the two generals, which began on April 15, is a result of a disagreement over how the RSF should be integrated into the army and what authority should oversee the process during transition to civilian-led rule in the country. The process is supposed to begin this year.
Despite ongoing attempts to further extend the ceasefire and launch talks, the power struggle between the army and the RSF may go on for weeks, if not months.
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