Warring Sudanese generals pledge to observe three-day ceasefire

A destroyed military vehicle is seen in southern Khartoum. Picture: Marwan Ali/AP

Sudan’s warring generals have pledged to observe a new three-day truce brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia in an attempt to pull Africa’s third-largest nation back from the abyss.

The claims were immediately undercut by the sound of heavy gunfire and explosions in the capital of Khartoum. Residents said warplanes were flying overhead.