Sudan: African Union Urges Ceasefire As Violence Escalates in North Darfur

El Fasher / Addis Ababa / Entebbe / New York — The African Union condemned the surge in violence in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, amid rising insecurity across Sudan, in a press release issued yesterday. Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, expressed “grave concern at the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation,” particularly in El Fasher, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities.

Faki strongly condemned “the current escalation of the…