The Latest Breaking News from Abdel Fattah alBurhan

UN officials say the talks in Jeddah will continue and hopefully lead to a ceasefire in the near future.

Heavy air raids and looting reported in central Khartoum as truce talks in Jeddah target a short-term ceasefire.

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan pledged to take Sudan to civilian rule, but after going to war last month with his former partner in a military coup, that looks a distant promise.

The 2019 Sudan uprisings that ousted long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir and installed a military-civilian transitional government gave hope that the northern African country could finally transition to democratic rule. The country has been ruled by the military for most of its independence since 1956.

The warring generals have shown little interest in a long-term ceasefire, but have failed to achieve a quick victory.

Martin Griffiths, in visit to the country, seeks pledges from warring sides to allow movement of staff and supplies.

Military rivals locked in a conflict that erupted in Sudan on April 15 both courted foreign backing in the years leading up to the fighting.

Leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, said on Saturday that he is ready for negotiations with army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on condition that fighting stops between the rival sides. In remarks to BBC on Saturday, Dagalo, better known by his nickname…

The fighting has reawakened a two-decade-old conflict in the western Darfur region where many have died this week.