THE African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat will go to Sudan “immediately” in an attempt to convince the two warring sides to declare a ceasefire, the pan-African organization announced today, while the violent clashes in that country continue for a second day.

Expressing her “deep concern» of the situation, the African Union called in the forces of the generals who rule Sudan “to protect civilians”in a statement issued after the emergency meeting of the Peace and Security Council, this afternoon.

At the moment there is no specific information about the peace mission undertaken by Musa Faki Mahamat.

THE African Union called the opposing sides “quickly adopt a peaceful solution” and to start a dialogue to resolve their differences while he “categorically rejected any external intervention that could complicate the situation in Sudan.

A little earlier, the Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdul he spoke by phone with both General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the transitional government, and General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, or “Hameti”, the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) and called for a de-escalation of the situation.

According to Saudi Arabia’s public television, the minister called for peace.

Meanwhile, according to Reuters reporters in Khartoum and other Sudanese cities, the country’s state television stopped broadcasting this afternoon, but the reasons have not yet been clarified.

The army and RSF agreed to a three-hour ceasefire to evacuate the wounded via “humanitarian corridors”, but “reserve the right” to respond in the event that this agreement is breached. A nearby witness from central Khartoum said the fighting appeared to have stopped, but sporadic gunfire was still heard and smoke billowed from various parts of the capital.