• Cairo: The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Nabil Fahmy, discusses on Tuesday with Sudanese Foreign Minister Muhyi al-Din Salem Khartoum's request for an independent international investigation into the drone attacks and the allegations relating to their launch from one of the neighbouring countries, under the supervision of the Arab League, the United Nations and the African Union, and renews his condemnation of the Rapid Support Forces' attacks on civilian objects and energy facilities as a violation of international humanitarian law, with discussion of coordinating Arab support for early recovery projects in the affected areas (Source: League of Arab States - meeting of the Secretary-General with the Foreign Minister of Sudan, Tuesday) • The Arab League: Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy appoints Zaid Al-Sabban as his personal envoy for Sudan affairs, tasked with intensifying contacts with the Sudanese parties, bringing views closer together and preparing the conditions for an inclusive national dialogue with Sudanese leadership and ownership, in coordination with regional and international partners, foremost among them the parties of the Quintet mechanism, and the Sudanese Foreign Minister welcomes the appointment (Source: Statement of the League of Arab States) • The Ethiopia file: Diplomatic sources say international and regional efforts are being made to mediate between Khartoum and Addis Ababa to reduce escalation, and that Western countries are intensifying their diplomatic efforts and conducting intensive contacts with both parties to contain the rising tension against the backdrop of Sudan's complaint regarding the drone attacks (Source: Diplomatic sources who spoke to «Asharq Bloomberg») • Diplomatic escalation: Ethiopia closes the Sudanese consulate in the city of Assosa, declares its staff personae non gratae and gives them 48 hours to leave the country, in a step that came after Sudan's complaint to the Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council, and without any official Sudanese comment on the decision so far (Source: «RT» and «Al Arabiya/Al Hadath» citing informed Sudanese sources) • Kordofan and Darfur: The journalist and writer Youssef Abdel Mannan relays from the President of the Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, his saying during a meeting at the General Command: "We are advancing, God willing; our forces are on their way to Al-Khoi and others are close to Darfur", without a detailed official operational announcement from the Armed Forces regarding these movements (Source: Article by Youssef Abdel Mannan in «Al-Karama» newspaper) • South Sudan: The African Union Peace and Security Council and the UN Security Council call, in a joint statement on their annual consultations, for an immediate ceasefire and restraint in South Sudan, and for any amendments to the Revitalised Agreement to be made through genuine dialogue between its parties, and they urge the government to consider releasing the political detainees, including Riek Machar, with a call for inclusive and transparent political dialogue, protection of civilians and ensuring access for aid (Source: Joint statement of the African Union Peace and Security Council and the UN Security Council)

— Editorial Team