Sudan’s government declares UN envoy no longer welcome as both sides agree to a 24-hour cease-fire
By JACK JEFFERY
Associated Press
CAIRO (AP) — The Sudanese government says the United Nations envoy to the country, a key negotiator in the brutal conflict, is no longer welcome. The annoucement Thursday comes just weeks after the head of the country’s military, Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, demanded in a letter that envoy Volker Perthes be removed from his post. Saudi authorities said the military and the paramilitary agreed to a new 24-hour cease-fire set to start Saturday at 6 am Sudan time. Since Apr. 15, Sudan’s military, headed by Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been locked in a violent power struggle that has killed more than 860 civilians. Perthes has been a key mediator in Sudan since being appointed as special envoy in 2021.