The Latest Breaking News from Khartoum

Emergency contraception, HIV-prevention and abortion drugs are locked in a warehouse in Khartoum – leaving women to turn to desperate measures

In this edition: Dozens are killed in the capsizing of a boat in northern Nigeria. Also, international frustration mounts as Khartoum's warring sides fail to cooperate as clashes continue. Finally, Uganda bans charcoal production in the north of the country as it struggles to protect its forests.

Aid agencies hoping to deliver aid during the truce period but will need a guarantee of safe passage from warring sides.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America have announced that representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to a ceasefire. This follows an overnight attack on Saudi Arabia's embassy in Khartoum.

Declaration comes after army chief called for diplomat’s removal. UN chief at the time expressed ‘shock’ at request.

In tonight's edition: Hundreds of children, some with special needs, are rescued from a Khartoum orphanage after having spent weeks stuck amid the shelling and shooting of Sudan's war. Millions have been forced from their homes in Burkina Faso and over 15,000 killed since an extremist insurgency began to hit…

Battles have been raging in Sudan's war-torn capital of Khartoum since last Tuesday with no sign of the violence abating. Other regions are also experiencing prolonged battles, especially Darfur.

Residents are trapped in the Sudanese capital as fighting rages around a fuel depot and arms manufacturing site.

Fire erupts after Sudan’s warring military factions battle over weapons and fuel stores in the capital Khartoum.