BY JIBRIL TURE

According to a statement just released by the office of the Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces have agreed to a nationwide ceasefire starting tonight, Aprill 24, at midnight.   The ceasefire is expected to last only 72 hours, but the U.S. government has asked the two parties “to immediately and fully uphold the ceasefire.”

The United States says it “will coordinate with regional and international partners, and Sudanese civilian stakeholders, to assist in the creation of a committee to oversee the negotiation, conclusion, and implementation of a permanent cessation of hostilities and humanitarian arrangements in Sudan.” The United States pledges to “continue to work with the Sudanese parties and our partners toward the shared goal of a return to civilian government in Sudan.”