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Announcement by mediators says the ceasefire will begin at 6am local time (04:00 GMT).
Sudan’s warring sides have agreed on a nationwide ceasefire for 24 hours starting early on Saturday, mediators Saudi Arabia and the United States have announced.
The ceasefire will begin at 6am local time (04:00 GMT), Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry said in a Twitter post on Friday.
#Statement | The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America announce that representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a 24-hour countrywide ceasefire beginning on June 10 at 6:00 a.m. Khartoum time. pic.twitter.com/WChGntroxH
— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) June 9, 2023
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