Sudan will extend a unilateral ceasefire with rebels until the end of December. <br/><br/>State news agency SUNA reported on Sunday, just days after the United States lifted 20-year-old sanctions tied to progress on resolving ongoing conflicts. <br/><br/>Fighting between the army and rebels in Kordofan and Blue Nile regions broke out in 2011, when South Sudan declared independence. <br/><br/>Conflict in Darfur began in 2003 when mainly non-Arab tribes took up arms against Sudan's Arab-led government.<br/>'<br/>Making progress on resolving these conflicts was one of several demands made by the United States for it to lift a trade embargo, unfreeze assets and remove financial restrictions that have isolated the country for years. The ceasefire was set to expire at the end of this month.

Sudan will extend a unilateral ceasefire with rebels until the end of December. State news agency SUNA reported yesterday, just days after the United States lifted 20-year-old sanctions tied to progress on resolving ongoing conflicts. <br/><br/>Fighting between the army and rebels in Kordofan and Blue Nile regions broke out in 2011, when South Sudan declared independence. Conflict in Darfur began in 2003 when mainly non-Arab tribes took up arms against Sudan's Arab-led government.<br/>'<br/>Making progress on resolving these conflicts was one of several demands made by the United States for it to lift a trade embargo, unfreeze assets and remove financial restrictions that have isolated the country for years. The ceasefire was set to expire at the end of this month.