Sudan's warring military factions agree in principle to a seven-day ceasefire starting Thursday, South Sudan announces
United Nations officials say UN aid chief Martin Griffiths aimed to visit Sudan on Tuesday but the timing was still to be confirmed. / Photo: Reuters
The credibility of the reported May 4-11 deal ceasefire deal between Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah al Burhan and paramilitary Rapid Support forces leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was unclear, given the rampant violations that undermined previous agreements running from 24 to 72 hours.
"The entire region could be affected," he said in an interview with a Japanese newspaper on Tuesday as an envoy from Sudan's army chief, who leads one of the warring sides, met Egyptian officials in Cairo.
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