An African regional bloc says Sudan’s warring generals have agreed to hold a face-to-face meeting as part of efforts to establish a cease-fire and initiate political talks to end the country’s devastating war. In a statement Sunday, the bloc says the Sudanese generals agreed to “an unconditional cease-fire and resolution of the conflict through political dialogue,” and to hold a “a one-to-one meeting." Sudan has slipped into chaos after soaring tensions between the two generals exploded into open fighting in mid-April in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere. The United Nations says 9,000 people had been killed as of the end of October.
