Crisis in Sudan

More than 2.9 million people have been uprooted, including nearly 700,000 who have fled into neighboring countries. More than half of the capital has fled.

The presence of Russia's Wagner Group may exacerbate conflicts in northern and central Africa.

Residents have blamed the violence on Arab militias known as "Janjaweed" and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a faction that has been fighting the army in the capital Khartoum and other areas of Sudan.

It proves challenging to formulate plausible scenarios concerning the direction of the Sudanese crisis. But already, the international community has begun to forget about Sudan.

Museum staff do not know the situation inside the museum because they halted work there after the conflict suddenly erupted on April 15, forcing police guarding the facility to quit.

The truce brought some reduction in fighting and gave space for limited humanitarian relief, but has been marred by clashes and air strikes.

Witnesses reported columns of black smoke rising to the west of central Khartoum and shelling near an army camp in southern Khartoum.

The breakthrough in Sudan is important because it shows how Saudi Arabia and the US can work together to bring peace to the region.

The new agreement calls for a seven-day ceasefire to begin 48 hours after signing. Numerous previous ceasefire agreements were violated.

The conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has triggered unrest elsewhere in Sudan, especially in the western region of Darfur, but is concentrated in Khartoum.