The two factions battling for supremacy in Sudan have agreed to a seven-day truce starting May 4, a statement from South Sudan's foreign ministry in Juba said Tuesday.
The ministry said the deal had been brokered by South Sudan's President Salva Kiir in a phone conversation. It follows weeks of fighting that has killed hundreds and wounded thousands, even amid a series of only partially-upheld truces and cease-fires.
Both sides had agreed "to name their representatives to peace talks to be held at any venue of their choice", the statement said.
Kiir was holding talks with Burhan and Daglo as part of a regional initiative. Juba said he had stressed the importance of a longer truce and of naming envoys.
Witnesses in Khartoum reported air strikes, gunfire, and explosions on Tuesday, despite a second extension of a 72-hour cease-fire.
The power struggle between Sudan's de facto leader, army chief Abdel Fattah Burhan, and his former deputy Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, who commands the powerful Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, is well into its third week.
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