Sudan’s President Omar Bashir attends AU summit after no arrest assurance

Sudan President Omar al-Bashir (centre) arrives for the 27th African Union summit at the Kigali International Airport in Kigali on Saturday. A recent flare-up of deadly violence in South Sudan will dominate the agenda as heads of state gather today for a key African Union summit in the Rwandan capital. [PHOTO: AFP]

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir arrived in Rwanda on Saturday to attend a summit of African leaders.

Mr Bashir has defied an international warrant for his arrest after public assurances from Rwandan leaders that he would not be arrested.