Ahead of the ceasefire talks scheduled for Sunday (today), heavy fighting between contending parties has continued in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and other cities.
Residents claim that while the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have taken over civilian properties, the Sudanese army has pounded residential areas.
Conflicts were reportedly recorded in Geneina in the Darfur region, nearby Omdurman, and Khartoum.
Nearly a month ago, the country’s army and the RSF went to war.
One resident Hani Ahmed, 28, said it was worse in the morning compared with the past two days. ‘You could clearly hear the tanks and the RSF were patrolling the streets more than usual,’ he added.
‘We only see the army in the sky, but in terms of face-to-face contact, we only see the RSF. They’re the ones on the ground,’ Mr Ahmed said.
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Hundreds have been killed and nearly 200,000 have fled their homes for neighbouring states. An estimated 700,000 have been displaced inside the country.
Africa Today News, New York gathered that widespread looting, as well as the withdrawal of international aid organisations, has led to severe shortages of food and medicine.
Displaced people living in a large camp in north Darfur have cut down to a single meal a day.
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) warned that conditions for children were likely to deteriorate.
The warring factions signed a ‘declaration of commitment’ on Thursday, after a week of talks mediated by hosts Saudi Arabia and the US.
The ceasefire talks between representatives of the warring sides will resume in Jeddah on Sunday.
However, on Friday, it was gathered that no fewer than 77 people were killed in Geneina, where fighting flared after a two-week lull, said the Darfur Bar Association, a local rights group.