AU Commission calls for ceasefire in Sudan after landslide kills over 1,000

Chairmanship of the Commission of the African Union (AU) Mahmoud Ali Youssouf poses for a photograph at the Embassy of Djibouti in Addis Ababa, on December 11, 2024. [AFP]

The African Union Commission has urged Sudan's warring factions to halt fighting and allow humanitarian access, after a massive landslide killed more than 1,000 people in North Darfur State on August 31.

In a statement on Tuesday, AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf expressed solidarity with the victims and called for urgent relief efforts.