Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to the United States-mediated 72-hour ceasefire in order to facilitate humanitarian efforts and evacuations, the paramilitary group said on Monday.

In a statement posted on Twitter, an RSF spokesperson said: "Based on mediation from the United States of America, the Rapid Support Forces agreed to a humanitarian truce for a period of 72 hours, starting at midnight tonight, in order to open humanitarian corridors, facilitate the movement of citizens and residents, enable them to fulfill their needs, reach hospitals and safe areas, and evacuate diplomatic missions.

The Rapid Support Forces affirm their full readiness to cooperate, coordinate and provide all facilities that enable expatriates and missions to leave the country safely."

The RSF continued with a warning "against the continued violations of the second party in non-compliance with the truce."