The Latest Breaking News from Abdel Fattah alBurhan

Sudan's government said it will send a delegation to Cairo for discussions with US and Egyptian officials on Monday, keeping open the question of participation in peace talks aimed at ending a 16-month war.

Army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s about-face on joining talks dampens hopes they will lead to end of 16-month war.

Sudan's army has vowed to deliver a "harsh response" to Wednesday's attack on a village by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, who pro-democracy activists say killed more than 100 people. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the attack and called for an investigation.

Peacemaking efforts and attempts at ceasefire have all collapsed since fighting broke out in Khartoum last year.

Fighting has forcibly displaced more than 8 million people, with millions more in need of food and humanitarian aid.

The UN Security Council will vote Friday on a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Sudan to coincide with the beginning of Ramadan next week as conditions in the country continue to deteriorate.

Sudan's nine-month-old war has so far largely spared the country's east.

UN reports figures nine months into a new round of war that has left the country devastated.

Karim Khan moving ahead with investigation into atrocities committed in latest flare-up in 20-year conflict.