Sudan’s rival factions agree to extend shaky ceasefire after rebuke from mediators

The US and Saudi Arabia have called out both sides for specific breaches to the previous week-long ceasefire

Sudan’s warring sides have agreed to extend a shaky ceasefire in their battle for control of the country, after the two key international mediators signalled impatience with persistent truce violations.

The five-day extension of the ceasefire between Sudan’s military and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, was announced in a joint statement late Monday by Saudi Arabia and the United States.