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US, Saudi Arabia call on Sudan warring sides to extend ceasefire

Mediators from the US and Saudi Arabia accused both Sudan's army and the RSF paramilitary of violating the ceasefire they signed last week [File: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters]

The United States and Saudi Arabia have called on the warring sides in Sudan to extend a fragile ceasefire as weeks of fighting reached a deadlock in the capital and elsewhere in the African country.

In a joint statement on Sunday, Washington and Riyadh called for an extension of the current truce, scheduled to expire at 9:45 pm [19:45 GMT] on Monday.

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