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After ten days of violence in Sudan, the US announced that the warring parties had reached an agreement on a three-day truce that would take effect on Tuesday.
"To support a durable end to the fighting, the United States will coordinate with regional and international partners and Sudanese civilian stakeholders to assist in creating a committee to oversee the negotiation, conclusion, and implementation of a permanent cessation of hostilities and humanitarian arrangements in Sudan," said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement.
Blinken continued by saying that the U.S. will cooperate with Sudanese parties "toward the shared goal of a return to civilian government in Sudan."
The development came as Nigeria said it would evacuate over 2,000 of its citizens from war-ridden Sudan On Tuesday.
Director of Special Duties, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Onimode Bandele, in a Channels Television interview, confirmed that Nigerians trapped in Sudan would be evacuated on Tuesday.
Hundreds of people have died in violence in Sudan between rival militias, the Sudanese Army, and the Rapid Support Forces.
The RSF is fought by Mohamed "Hemedti" Hamdan Dagalo, and the Sudanese army is commanded by Abdelfattah al-Burhan.
As the conflict between the two generals grew worse, nations evacuated their citizens from the area.
Fighting forces had crushed hopes for an Eid al-Fitr ceasefire.
