Sudan starts 24-hour cease-fire

On Saturday at six in the morning local time, the two warring factions in Sudan agreed to a cease-fire.

Since several other truces have already failed, there are concerns that the 24-hour agreement will fall apart before it is over.

If Saturday’s cease-fire breaks down, U.S. and Saudi mediators have threatened to end their mediation efforts.

Mahmud Bashir, a resident of Khartoum North, told Agence France-Presse, “A one-day truce is much less than we aspire for.” “We eagerly await the end of this damned war.”

The lengthy agreement creates a window for humanitarian aid.

Midway through April, fighting broke out between two rival generals: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan of the Sudanese army and Mohamed Hamdan Da, Burhan’s former deputy and commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Additionally, other areas have been affected by the fighting.

In the fighting, nearly 2,000 people have perished and close to 2 million have been displaced.