“The European Union notes the signature overnight by the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces of a declaration of commitment to protect civilians”, said the European External Action Service (EEAS) on Friday 12 May, paying tribute to the “determined efforts of Saudi and American negotiators” that led to this breakthrough in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).
Noting that after 3 weeks, the conflict has “already cost the lives of around 600 civilians, 190 of whom were children”,...