Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum

The UN Security Council has heard that the growing ethnicization of the fighting in Sudan risked engulfing the country in a prolonged conflict with implications for the wider region. That was the message delivered by the UN's top official in the country, Volker Perthes, who also pointed to the over one million people displaced in Sudan - some 840 000 internally and about 250 000 crossing borders into neighbouring countries. The Council also heard briefings from the African Union and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development amid calls for better coordination of international efforts to bring the fighting to an end. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.