Japan, Egypt seek resumption of democratic transition in Sudan

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed Sunday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi that their countries will cooperate in resuming a transition to civilian rule in Sudan where its military and a paramilitary group continue battle for power.Kishida, who began a tour in Africa before hosting a Group of Seven summit in May in Hiroshima, also agreed with el-Sisi to uphold the rule-based international order, in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine.The Russian invasion is "an outrageous act that shakes the very foundations of the international order," Kishida said in a joint press ann…READ FULL ARTICLE