Sustained firing heard in Sudanese capital amid tensions

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sustained firing has been heard in the Sudanese capital amid tensions between the military and the powerful paramilitary forces. The firing on Saturday morning could be heard in a number of areas, including central Khartoum and the neighbourhood of Bahri. Tensions between the military and the Rapid Support Forces, have escalated in recent months and have forced a delay in the signing of an internationally backed deal with political parties to revive the country’s democratic transition. Current tensions between the army and the paramilitary stem from a disagreement over how the RSF should be integrated into the military. However, the army-RSF rivalry dates back to the rule of autocratic President Omar al-Bashir, who was ousted in 2019.