After 10 days of fighting in Sudan, the US said the warring factions had negotiated a three-day ceasefire that will take effect on Tuesday. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the United States would work with the Sudanese parties “toward the shared goal of a return to civilian government in Sudan”.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said this in a statement released to the public, “To support a durable end to the fighting, the United States will coordinate with regional and international partners and Sudanese civilian stakeholders to assist in creating a committee to oversee the negotiation, conclusion, and implementation of a permanent cessation of hostilities and humanitarian arrangements in Sudan”.
The development came as Nigeria announced it would evacuate more than 2,000 citizens from war-torn Sudan on Tuesday.
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Special Operations Director Onimode Bandele confirmed in an interview with Channels Television that Nigerians trapped in Sudan would be evacuated on Tuesday.
The Sudanese Army under Abdelfattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Force led by Mohamed “Hemedti” Hamdan Dagalo are at war. As the war between the two generals escalates, countries evacuate their own citizens from the region.
The fighting between the Sudanese Army and the RSF factions has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people in Sudan.
Earlier, the army had dashed hopes for a ceasefire during the Eid el-Fitr celebration.
cc: Daily Post Ng
