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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the warring Sudanese generals agreed to a three-day ceasefire starting Tuesday after further failed attempts to pause the conflict.
"After intensive negotiations over the past 48 hours, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a nationwide ceasefire from midnight on April 24, which will last 72 hours," Blinken said in a statement two hours before the truce took effect.
The head of US diplomacy urged both sides to respect and immediately implement this arrangement, and to negotiate a permanent cessation of hostilities.
Blinken said the U.S. will coordinate with regional allies to "support the creation of a committee to oversee negotiations to implement a permanent cessation of hostilities" in Sudan.
In addition, he reiterated Washington's commitment for the African country to once again have a civilian government.
The Sudanese conflict had a three-day truce for the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, after which fighting and bombing between the Sudanese Army and the FAR resumed on Monday.
Dozens of countries have withdrawn their diplomatic staff in Sudan in recent days, including the United States, which also deployed two military ships in the Red Sea on Monday to evacuate U.S. citizens who wish to leave the Arab country.
The fighting that began on 15 April between the Sudanese army and the FAR followed weeks of tension over a reform of the security forces in negotiations to form a new transitional government.
Both forces were architects of the coup that overthrew Sudan's interim government in October 2021.
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