It was not immediately clear Thursday whether the Sudanese military would also accept the truce to halt 18 months of conflict with the Rapid Support Forces.

In 2011, Petronas was warned its South Sudan oil wells may be causing congenital disease. Mercedes-Benz, partner in its Formula 1 team, arranged meetings with the company to press for answers. Over a decade later, children are still being born with serious deformities.

Those trapped in besieged city of El Fasher face either intense shelling or risk of execution on road out

It could kill millions—and spread chaos across Africa and the Middle East

Heavy fighting again rocked Sudan's capital Sunday as tens of thousands have fled the bloody turmoil and a former prime minister warned of the "nightmare" risk of a descent into full-scale civil war.

US forces understood to have taken personnel out of Khartoum as fighting continues between armed groups vying for power

Conflicts are growing longer. Blame complexity, criminality and climate change

Mounting tension between Sudan’s two most powerful generals, each backed by a formidable force, has boiled over into open conflict just 18 months after they conspired to derail the country’s transition to democracy – with civilians caught in the crossfire of a deadly power struggle.

Fierce clashes have been reported across Sudan as fighting between rival armed factions continues to spread.

The fighting that has erupted in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country is a direct result of a vicious power struggle within the country's military leadership.

Fighting comes after negotiations between military and civilian groups break down

Six journalists have been detained in South Sudan over a viral video that appeared to show the country’s president wetting himself.

Sudanese protest organisers Monday called on their supporters to mobilise outside the army headquarters, saying there was an attempt to "disperse the sit-in" where thousands have camped out for 10 days.

Sudan’s ruling military council on Friday announced that it would not extradite Bashir to face allegations of genocide at the international war crimes court. He might instead go on trial in Sudan.

Al-Bashir's ability to play a skillful combination of internal and external balancing acts, plus ruthless repression and a divided opposition, kept him in power for three decades.

After nearly 30 years in power, Sudan president Omar al-Bashir has been ousted and arrested, the defence minister says.

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has declared a national state of emergency, dismissed the federal government and sacked all state governors.

South Sudanese arch-foes signed a final power-sharing deal on Sunday, aimed at ending a civil war that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions in the world's youngest country.

Omar al-Bashir reported to be freeing those detained after unrest but details are unclear