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Six weeks after fighting erupted between Sudan’s army and RSF, ceasefires were broken and hundreds have been killed.

The United States and Saudi Arabia are calling on warring sides in Sudan to extend a cease-fire due to expire Monday

Sudanese and U.N. officials say the United Nations secretary-general was “shocked” by a letter from Sudan’s army chief demanding the removal of the U.N. envoy to the country

Sources in Sudan’s foreign ministry told Al Jazeera Volker Perthes will not be allowed back into the war-torn country.

Clashes and air strikes were reported in Karthoum just minutes after a one-week ceasefire was due to come into effect.The UN had called on military factions to honour the seven-day truce in order to enable humanitarian aid efforts reach civilians.

The U.N. envoy for Sudan is urging the country's warring generals to honor a seven-day cease-fire

The army conducted air attacks in the capital hours before the deal aimed at allowing aid delivery took effect.

The United Nations envoy to Sudan warned on Monday of the growing "ethnicisation" of the military conflict that broke out in Sudan last month and the potential impact on neighbouring states.

The U.N. envoy for Sudan said that the humanitarian deal reached by the countries warring generals is an important first step toward a cease-fire

A senior U.N. official said on Friday that talks on a ceasefire for Sudan would resume in the next day or two and described a change in the warring sides' stance which could make them more inclined to respect any future deal.

Fighting between rival generals continued in Sudan on Tuesday despite the latest truce. The United Nations says more than 430,000 people have fled their homes due to the violence that broke out mid April. The agency also warned of a "catastrophic" humanitarian crisis with funding falling $1.5bn (€1.3 billion) short…