Sudan army and rival force agree to extend ceasefire

A man leads donkeys pulling water barrels in Khartoum, Sudan (Marwan Ali/AAP/PA)

Sudan’s warring sides have agreed to extend a ceasefire in their battle for control of the country, after two key international mediators signalled impatience with persistent truce violations.

The five-day extension of the ceasefire between Sudan’s military and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), was announced in a joint statement late on Monday by Saudi Arabia and the United States.