U-turn? UAE urges ceasefire in Sudan

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Sudanese refugee women at makeshift shelters near the border between Sudan and Chad in Koufroun, Chad on May 11, 2023.

Photo credit: Reuters

The United Arab Emirates is calling for a ceasefire in Sudan in an apparent push for a peaceful solution.

And Abu Dhabi on Friday pooled Sudan's stakeholders in the region including Ethiopia, the African Union and regional bloc Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) for a High-Level Humanitarian Conference to pledge aid for the troubled country.