Top United Nations officials have warned the Security Council that about 800,000 individuals residing around a town in Darfur are currently facing an alarming and imminent threat.

Ethnic killings in one city in West Darfur region left up to 15,000 dead, according to a UN report.

Sudan’s army general and de-facto ruler of Sudan, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has turned down the latest reconciliation efforts with his rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), pledging to carry on a nine-month war with the RSF.

Fresh fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries has engulfed the aid hub of Wad Madani, triggering a new exodus of already-displaced civilians.

The European Union has agreed a sanctions framework designed to target key figures in the conflict in Sudan in an attempt to quell the ongoing tension.

The ongoing war in Sudan has spread to the country's south, reportedly forcing thousands to flee following a series of attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Saturday.

An airstrike by the Sudanese army on the western city of Omdurman has left at least 32 civilians killed and dozens injured.