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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir

Truce reduces fighting in Sudan, but little relief for humanitarian crisis

FILE PHOTO: Halime Adam Moussa, a Sudanese refugee who is seeking refuge in Chad for a second time, sits beside her shelter, near the border between Sudan and Chad in Koufroun, Chad, May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

Khartoum was calmer on Saturday as a seven-day ceasefire appeared to reduce fighting between two rival military factions although it has not yet provided the promised humanitarian relief to millions trapped in the Sudanese capital.

A truce signed on Monday by the two fighting parties - Sudan's army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) - aimed to secure safe passage for humanitarian aid and lead to wider talks sponsored by the United States and Saudi Arabia.

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