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Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces agree ceasefire, says Blinken

Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces agree ceasefire, says Blinken

Secretary of state offers US support for plans to set up committee to negotiate peace deal after three-day pause in hostilities

The two opposing forces in Sudan’s civil war have agreed a three-day ceasefire, according to the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken.

“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 24 April, to last for 72 hours,” Blinken said in a written statement on Monday issued two hours before the ceasefire was due to start.

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