Rival Sudanese generals agree to 24-hour ceasefire

Smoke rises over the horizon as a fire burns after a strike in Khartoum (Abdullah Moneim/AP)

The Sudanese army and rival forces which they have been battling since the weekend have agreed to a 24-hour ceasefire, Arab media reports said.

The fighting since Saturday has plunged the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and other areas of the country into chaos.