In Sudan, 270 people have been killed and 2,600 injured since unrest broke out on Saturday. This was reported by the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in Geneva today. “I condemn the loss of life and we stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Sudan,” he said.
The aid that the WHO distributed to health facilities before the fighting broke out has now been used up. Because fighting is still going on, it is not possible to organize further deliveries. The hospitals in the capital Khartoum do not have enough material to treat the injured. “There are disturbing reports of some health facilities being looted and others being used for military purposes,” Tedros said.
Ceasefire uncertain
In the country, which has been politically unstable for years, the two most powerful generals and their units have been fighting for dominance since the weekend. The two men have led the country of around 46 million people since a joint military coup in 2021.
De facto President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who is supreme commander of the army, is fighting with the military against his deputy Mohammed Hamdan Daglo, leader of the powerful paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
The leaders of both camps were open to a short ceasefire of 24 hours from the evening. However, it is completely unclear how reliable these confessions are. Agreements on two three-hour ceasefires so far had been broken by both sides.
