About 6,000 people, mostly women, have fled Sudan to the Central African Republic. The latest toll from the fighting is at least 528 dead and nearly 4,600 wounded.

In Khartoum, the very fragile three-day truce, little respected, was renewed this Sunday a few hours before its expiry. The Central Africa Republic shares a border with Sudan in the northeastern province of Vakaga, in the north of the country. The price of a bag of sugar (50 kg) has doubled since the beginning of the conflict to reach 80,000 CFA francs (122 euros)