To quell the damage of Sudan’s power struggle from reaching other territories, the central African country of Chad has closed its 872-mile (1,403 km) eastern border with Sudan “until further notice”.
“Chad appeals to the regional and international community as well as to all friendly countries to prioritise a return to peace,” the government said in a statement.
This comes after Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairman of the African Union Commission, has released a statement on the unfolding situation in Sudan.
The statement says the leader of the bloc is urging “political and military parties to find a fair political solution to the crisis that arose after the 25 October 2021 coup and its disastrous consequences”.
Mahamat is referring to the day the Sudanese military, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, took control of the government in Sudan.
Mr Mahamat’s statement appeals to the army and the RSF to: “immediately stop the destruction of the country, the terrorisation of its population, and the bloodshed during the last 10 days of Ramadan.”