SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources - Sudan extends ceasefire with southern rebels

28/7/19: Multiple sources - Sudan extends ceasefire with southern rebels

• Reuters, by Denis Dumo

• AFP

 Sudanese and South Sudanese officials agreed with Malik Agar,  the leader of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, an alliance of armed factions operating along the Sudan-South Sudan joint border, to extend a ceasefire and grant humanitarian access to some areas affected by conflict in Sudan.

 Sudan accuses South Sudan of giving refuge to Agar. Sudan and Agar signed a ceasefire on April 17 covering the Blue Nile and South Kordofan regions, although it is due to expire at the end of July.

 Peace talks will continue as rebel factions from Darfur region are expected to arrive in Juba on Sunday from Addis Ababa.