known as the horn of africa and has a history of instability. the area s intergovernmental authority on development, or i gad, will send the presidents of south sudan, djibouti and kenya to the country to try to broker peace. the fighting is between army units loyal to two generals who have been in charge of the country since 2019 when long time leader omar al bashir was toppled. here on the left, mohamed hamdan dagalo, better known as hemedti, is sudan s deputy leader. he commands a paramilitary force called the rsf, the rapid support forces. and on the right, the de facto leader, general abdel fattah al burhan. both of them want to control sudan s military but disagree on how to restore civilian rule to sudan. live now to nairobi to speak to our correspondent merchuma. what is the latest, what is going on on the ground, particularly in
sudan s rival generals have agreed a 24 hour ceasefire, after four days of intense fighting in the capital, khartoum, and other towns. the country s de facto leader, general abdel fattah al burhan, said the ceasefire would start at six o clock tonight though other members of the army have denied that. the head of the rival rapid support forces, general mohamed hamdan dagalo, said he had approved the ceasefire, to ensure the evacuation of wounded civilians. these are the latest pictures from the capital, khartoum. at least 180 people have been killed so far, hundreds more have been injured by air strikes and shelling in crowded residential areas. the red cross says it s nearly impossible to provide humanitarian
eastern area of africa, known as the horn of africa and has a history of instability. the area s intergovernmental authority on development, or igad, will send the presidents of south sudan, djibouti and kenya to the country to try to broker peace. the fighting is between army units loyal to two generals who have been in charge of the country since 2019 when long time leader omar al bashir was toppled. here on the left, mohamed hamdan dagalo, better known as hemedti, is sudan s deputy leader. he commands a paramilitary force called the rsf, the rapid support forces. that is the group we have heard from in that tweet saying that they are in that tweet saying that they are in favour of a 24 hour armistice stop and on the right, the de facto leader, general abdel fattah al burhan. both of them want to control sudan s
it s just been the most enjoyable thing i could have done. a network of british cycling groups called breeze have seen the women make friends and explore on two wheels. today, cycling buddiesjoined in the celebratory ride and wejoined them en route as they extolled the virtues of two wheels. i ll guarantee you won t look back. once you ve done one ride you just get the bug and you love it. it may not have been the fastest ride, but as the friends made their way towards birmingham cathedral this afternoon there were smiles and celebrations. are you ever too old for this? no, definitely not. you re live with bbc news sudan s rival generals have agreed a 2k hour ceasefire after four days of intense fighting in the capital khartoum and other towns. the country s de facto leader, general abdel fattah al burhan, said the ceasefire would start
some looting. the number of casualties some looting. the number of casualties is some looting. the number of casualties is rising. some looting. the number of casualties is rising. here - some looting. the number of| casualties is rising. here staff some looting. the number of. casualties is rising. here staff at a local hospital struggled just to get into their workplace this morning. whilst army officers who support the country s de facto leader, general burhan, working to be seen visiting the injured. and the fighting is with trips now on the streets in the red sea city of port sudan, and reports of unrest elsewhere. despite international calls for a ceasefire, neither side is ready to back down. anne soy, bbc news. the time is almost 20 past six. our top story this evening. nhs n h s reveals nhs reveals the impact of the strikes byjunior doctors. procedures cancelled. and an historic bridge linking scotland and england over coming up on bbc news we ll tell you why sandhurst