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Sudanese army and RSF back 'urgent humanitarian ceasefire'

Sudan's military and the country's powerful paramilitary force have agreed to a temporary ceasefire to open safe passage for humanitarian cases", including the evacuation of wounded.

Representatives from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a proposal by the United Nations to pause fighting between 16:00 and 19:00 local time (14:00 and 17:00 GMT) on Sunday.

General Burhan of the Sudanese Armed Forces and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo of the Rapid Support Forces supported the proposal.