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Heavy gunfire and the roar of warplanes have shattered plans for a ceasefire in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.

Two rival generals at the heart of the conflict had agreed to a 24-hour humanitarian pause but for the third time, they did not keep their promise.

An estimated 300 people have been killed in the fighting and residents are low on food and water as clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group continue.

Norway has been a key voice in foreign diplomacy in Sudan for decades and is one of the countries stressing the need for a pause in the violence. Norway's ambassador to Sudan and Eritrea is Endre Stiainsen. He told Newsday: 鈥淭he most important tool now is anybody who has access to the leaders here tells them in no uncertain terms that this is enough, they stop鈥�to say this when they are talking to them face-to-face鈥�but it鈥檚 true and a fact that not everybody is giving that message to them.鈥�

(Picture: Shows people fleeing their neighbourhoods amid fighting between the army and paramilitaries in Khartoum on April 19, 2023, following the collapse of a 24-hour truce. Credit: AFP via Getty Images.)

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