As numerous nations race to evacuate civilians from the war-torn African nation, the warring parties in Sudan have agreed to a three-day ceasefire that will begin at midnight on Tuesday.
“Following intense negotiation over the past 48 hours, the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces have agreed to implement a nationwide ceasefire starting at midnight on April 24, to last for 72 hours,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday in a written statement.
The violent combat, now in its second week, has left at least 427 people dead and more than 3,700 wounded, according to UN agencies, and previous attempts at a ceasefire had failed.
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, had issued a warning about the violence hours prior to Blinken’s remarks, saying it “risks a catastrophic conflagration within Sudan that could engulf the entire region and beyond.”