US-backed talks to end the 16-month conflict are under way in Geneva despite the Sudanese army’s absence.
It has been 16 months since the lives of millions of people in Sudan were plunged into conflict and uncertainty.
Since then, the fight for control between the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has spread across the country.
The US, in partnership with the African Union and regional body IGAD, is hosting a new round of talks to end the violence.
But so far only a delegation from the…