RSF hopes the other party will abide by the ceasefire according to the announced time
Sudan's RSF agrees to 24-hour ceasefire
The Rapid Support Forces confirm their full commitment to a complete ceasefire starting at 6 p.m.
Wednesday 19/04/2023
RSF hopes the other party will abide by the ceasefire according to the announced time
KHARTOUM - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces agreed on Wednesday to a 24-hour ceasefire starting at 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) following a days-long power struggle and bloody clashes with the army.
"We confirm our full commitment to a complete ceasefire, and we hope the other party will abide by the ceasefire according to the announced time," the RSF added in a statement.
It was not immediately clear whether the army would announce its own commitment to the ceasefire.
The rivals announced their commitment to a 24 hour ceasefire on Tuesday, but a Reuters reporter in Khartoum said he heard tanks firing after the ceasefire was due to begin.
RSF said it will move Egyptian troops that were in Merowe airport when fighting broke out to Khartoum.
It added that Egyptian troops to be handed over to Cairo "once the situation allows it."