Within days of Mr Dagalo’s entreaties the Rapid Support Forces ( RSF) ceded control of the presidential palace in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, to the Sudanese Armed Forces ( SAF ). By March 26th the central bank and international airport were back in the hands of the SAF,

In dramatic scenes that appear to mark a turning point in nearly two years of civil war, Sudan’s military is driving fighters of its rival, the Rapid Support Forces, out of Khartoum.

Sudan’s military says it has recaptured the international airport in the capital, Khartoum, after nearly two years of fighting against a rival paramilitary group.