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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Julian Borger in Washington

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

Antony Blinken
The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, made the ceasefire announcement on Monday afternoon in a written statement. Photograph: Lenin Nolly/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

A ceasefire has come into effect in Sudan after US secretary of state Antony Blinken said the two opposing forces in its civil war had agreed a three-day pause in hostilities.

“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 started.

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