Abu Dhabi CNN —Saudi Arabia and the United States announced a 24-hour ceasefire starting Saturday between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday.
The ceasefire is effective starting 6:00AM Khartoum time [12:00a ET Friday], the statement said.
The two warring factions agreed to allow for the movement of humanitarian aid all throughout Sudan, the statement said.
“Saudi Arabia and the US join the Sudanese people in their frustration over the non-commitment of the previous truces,” the statement said.
Sudan’s foreign ministry did not clarify in the statement the reason behind the declaration.
Persons:
Volker Perthes, ”, Abdel Fattah al, Burhan, Antonio Guterres, Guterres, Stephane Dujarric, Perthes, ” Perthes, Omar al, Bashir, Weeks, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Organizations:
Abu Dhabi CNN, United States, Sudanese Armed Forces, Rapid Support Forces, Saudi Foreign Ministry, United Nations, UN, Reuters, UN Security Council, UN Security, Support Forces
Locations:
Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Khartoum, Sudan, Republic of Sudan, Perthes