Sudan brokers a new 7 day ceasefire pact
By France24
04 May 2023 |
10:41 am
In tonight's edition: A new week long truce is agreed in Sudan as the African Union holds an emergency meeting in Ethiopia on how to de-escalate the conflict that's already cost at least 500 lives in under 3 weeks.
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