Aid will enter Sudan by two routes, mediators say

Smoke rises above buildings after an aerial bombardment in Khartoum North, Sudan [File: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah//Reuters]

Sudan’s warring parties have ended peace talks in Switzerland by agreeing to improve access for humanitarian aid, with two routes identified to ensure the flow of resources to civilians.

But mediators at the peace talks noted that the Sudanese army’s absence from the discussions hindered progress in the discussions to end the country’s 16-month-long war.