UN calls for immediate ceasefire in Sudan’s al-Fashir after mass killings

The United Nations has called for an immediate ceasefire in al-Fashir, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur region.

It was captured by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Sunday and there have been many reports of atrocities committed against civilians by its fighters.

Addressing the Security Council on Thursday, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, said the conflict has deteriorated even further since…