Sudan's warring forces agree on 3-day ceasefire

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 26, 2023 12:05 am

KHARTOUM: A United States-brokered 72-hour ceasefire between Sudan's warring generals officially came into effect on Tuesday after 10 days of urban combat killed hundreds, wounded thousands and sparked a mass exodus of foreigners.

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to the ceasefire 'following intense negotiations,' US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement shortly before the truce took effect at midnight.

CALM AMID CHAOS Women with bags walk on a street in the south of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Monday, April 24, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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