Sudan's army chief has ordered an investigation into allegations that his troops carried out widespread atrocities after recapturing the capital of Gezira state from their paramilitary rivals. Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's move comes after widespread concern that civilians - including foreign nationals - were killed after the seizure of Wad Madani.

Sudan’s national army has condemned "individual transgressions committed by some of its elements" and pledged to investigate following reports of extrajudicial killings after it recaptured a key city in Al Gezira state from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) at the weekend.

Sudan's civil war, now 21 months old, has killed tens of thousands, uprooted over 12 million and pushed the country to the brink of famine, in what the UN describes as one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters. It began last year after the leadership ...