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Newshour: 18/04/2023 13:06 GMT: Sudan generals 'agree' to ceasefire

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18/04/2023 13:06 GMT

18/04/2023 13:06 GMT: Sudan generals 'agree' to ceasefire

Sudan generals 'agree' to ceasefire

BBC World Service - Newshour, Sudan generals 'agree' to ceasefire

The pause is due to start at six o’clock local time

The pause is due to start at six o’clock local time according to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

Sudan's rival generals have agreed a twenty-four-hour ceasefire following four days of intense fighting in Khartoum and other towns. We will hear from a resident of the capital Khartoum.

Also on the programme: Russian court rejects appeal to release American reporter Evan Gershkovich; and controversy over an award-winning photograph created by artificial intelligence. 

(Picture: Smoke rises from burning aircraft inside Khartoum Airport during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum. Credit: Reuters)

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