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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>President Salva Kiir said he is in contact with the leaders of Sudan\u2019s transitional government to restrain their forces and return to negotiating table as fighting rages for the second day.<\/p>\n

According to his office, Kiir said the violence is eroding the gains of the Juba Peace Agreement \u2013 endangering people\u2019s lives as well as destroying their properties.<\/p>\n

\u201cH.E. President Salva Kiir is alarmed and following with deep concerns the fighting that broke out in Khartoum which later spread to other towns in the Sudan,\u201d reads the letter from Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, the Minister of Presidential Affairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis unfortunate situation is eroding the gains of the Juba peace agreement and endangering lives and destroying properties.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Kiir said he has been speaking to the Chairperson of the Sudan Sovereign Council General Abdal Fattah Al Burhan and his Deputy General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo urging them to deescalate the situation.<\/p>\n

Kiir urged generals Al Burhan and Hemeti to pursue dialogue as a mean of conflict resolution as stipulated in the Juba Peace Agreement.<\/p>\n

Fighting enters second day<\/b><\/p>\n

Fierce fighting between the Sudanese army and the powerful paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces enters the second day in the capital Khartoum.<\/p>\n

Loud explosions from artillery shelling and air strikes rocked several parts of the capital as plumes of smoke rise to the sky. At least 56 people have been killed so far according to the Sudanese Doctors Union.<\/p>\n

Fighting is also intensifying in the northern city of Merowe and Port Sudan in East as well as Kassala with the army.<\/p>\n

The conflict erupted on Saturday morning after months of tensions between the military, headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF, led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.<\/p>\n

The two coup leaders disagreed about how the paramilitary force should be integrated into the armed forces and what authority should oversee that process.<\/p>\n

Both the Arab League and the African Union as well as global powers, have condemned the violence and called for its end.<\/p>\n

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken also said he has consulted with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates about the fighting in Sudan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe agreed it was essential for the parties to immediately end hostilities without pre-condition,\u201d he said in a statement seen by Al Jazeera news outlet.<\/p>\n

General Al Burhan and Hemeti took power in a coup on 25 October 2021 \u2013 just one two years after ousting jailed former president Omar Al Bashir.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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