<span style="color: #222222;">Sudan's army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to a seven-day ceasefire after talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah, is due to come into effect from today evening with an internationally supported monitoring mechanism.<br />''<br />''Under this agreement, both sides promised to stop their forces from occupying new areas and not to impede aid groups and workers from providing lifesaving assistance.<br />''<br />''The warring groups also agreed not to loot civilian properties or humanitarian supplies, nor seize critical infrastructure such as electricity, fuel and water installations.<br />''<br />''The agreement came after US secretary of state Antony Blinken spoke with General al-Burhan about efforts to stop the fighting and restore essential services.<br />''<br />''Blinken urged both sides to uphold the truce to deliver humanitarian aid for the millions of Sudanese suffering after more than five weeks of fighting between the generals' forces.</span><br />