He has talked about, no point in talking to the enemy forces as he calls them, the rsf. we want to carry on fighting and crush the rebellion. those are his words. so it is hard to know what is going on behind the scenes but egypt is a backer of the general, whether it is going to offer any military support or whether it is pushing for dialogue behind the scenes, we don t really know at the moment. can you give us an update of what is happening on the ground, the humanitarian situation, what is the fighting situation in sudan? well, the fighting situation is dire and it is spreading further across the country. just to give you a specific example of something that has been reported over the last few hours. in the darfur region in the west of sudan, the rival rapid support force are in control of a lot of that city, but the army has been shelling using heavy weaponry into urban areas where people live. and people don t feel
Security and political support. burhan is also expected to visit saudi arabia and the uae for discussions on ways to end the conflict. thousands of people have been killed and more than 11.5 million displaced in the violence in sudan. let s bring in our africa editor will ross in nairobi. what does this suggest that general abdel fattah al burhan has felt comfortable or confident enough to actually leave the country? yes. comfortable or confident enough to actually leave the country?- actually leave the country? yes, as ou sa , actually leave the country? yes, as you say. a actually leave the country? yes, as you say. a hold-up actually leave the country? yes, as you say, a hold-up in actually leave the country? yes, as you say, a hold-up in the actually leave the country? yes, as you say, a hold-up in the army - you say, a hold up in the army headquarters forforeign you say, a hold up in the army headquarters for foreign to half months while the war was raging all around him.
Enough to leave the country. it seems as though his rival, the general hemedti, rsf forces have perhaps been weakened in the capital somewhat and that has allowed general burhan to make this trip, first of all to port sudan which has become a bit like the de facto capital of the country from where flights can still take off, and he is headed to egypt on what looks like a trip to rally support. what we don t know is what is going on behind the scenes. the public message from president el sisi office is one of, we stand by you, we are in favour of the stability of sudan and the territorial integrity. so, a message of support for general burhan. then the general talking about wanting to end the war and saying he doesn t want to stay in power but that is very different from what he has been saying in recent days,