Two warring generals in Sudan have agreed “in principle” to a seven-day truce pending talks aimed at ending a conflict that’s wracked the North African country for more than two weeks, the government of neighboring South Sudan said.
(Bloomberg) — Two warring generals in Sudan have agreed “in principle” to a seven-day truce pending talks aimed at ending a conflict that’s wracked the North African country for more than two weeks, the government of neighboring South Sudan said.
The cease-fire had been brokered by South Sudan’s leader Salva Kiir, who had spoken to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who leads the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Kiir’s administration said in a statement. The two generals will now name representatives to the peace talks to be held at a venue of their choice, it said.
The fighting has killed more than 500 people and sent about 100,000 fleeing across borders, according to the United Nations.
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