Sudan Military, RSF Agree 72-hour Ceasefire

The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced that Sudan’s warring generals had agreed to a three-day ceasefire starting Tuesday (2200 GMT Monday).

Naija News understands that this is coming after previous bids to pause the conflict quickly disintegrated.

Blinken disclosed the ceasefire in a statement released about two hours before the truce was to go into effect.

He said: “Following intense negotiation over the past 48 hours, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to implement a nationwide ceasefire starting at midnight on April 24, to last for 72 hours.”

“During this period, the United States urges the SAF and RSF to immediately and fully uphold the ceasefire,” Blinken added.

Blinken said that the United States was also working with partners to set up a committee that would negotiate a permanent ceasefire in Sudan.

The US Secretary of State had met earlier Monday in Washington on the peace efforts with Kenya’s top diplomat and has held phone conversations with counterparts from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.