The African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in Sudan will be extended until December 31, with regional and United Nations support, Burkina Faso’s President and current AU President, Blaise Comparoré, announced today after a high-level meeting with AU Peace and Security Council members. “There are a certain number of measures that were agreed upon, such as reinforcing the African troops, but also to strengthen the application of the Abuja agreement that was signed to bring all the parties involved to implement its terms.”