Sudan's truce has been extended while fighting continue.

The two warring Sudanese forces on Sunday announced the extension of an existing ceasefire for a further 72 hours, the latest of multiple truces that have been violated. The Sudanese Armed Forces and the rival Rapid Support Forces both confirmed prolongation of a ceasefire that was due to end at midnight (2200 GMT). Witnesses reported continued armed clashes as well as fighter jets soaring above various parts of the capital and its twin city Omdurman. The civil aviation authority announced Sudan's airspace would remain closed until May 13, with the exception of aid and evacuation flights. Central Reserve Police, a paramilitary unit, were deployed across Khartoum to "protect citizens' properties" from looting.

The US Treasury Department sanctioned the Central Reserve for "serious human rights abuses" related to its use of "excessive force" against pro-democracy protests in October 2021. Foreign nations have been evacuated their nationals by air, road and sea since the war began on April 15. Millions of Sudanese are still trapped in the country, where aid workers are among the dead. A Red Cross plane brought eight tonnes of humanitarian aid from Jordan to Port Sudan, including surgical material and medical kits to stabilise 1,500 patients. The health ministry said the violence has wounded around 4,600 people and killed at least 528.

Former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok warned against the conflict's deteriorating into one of the world's worst civil wars, warning that Syria, Yemen, Libya will be a small play if Sudan is to reach a point of civil war proper. The Sudanese government has put civil servants on open-ended leave due to the security situation. The UN World Food Programme has warned that the unrest could plunge millions more into hunger in a country where 15 million people already need aid to stave off famine. Only 16 percent of health facilities are functioning in Khartoum, with many facilities shelled. The warring sides have agreed to multiple truces, but none has taken hold.

More than 75,000 people have been internally displaced in Sudan, and almost 40,000 have crossed borders, mostly into Chad but also South Sudan, Ethiopia and Central African Republic. Saudi Arabian ships have escaped to safety on Saudi Arabian ships across the Red Sea from Port Sudan. Britain and Canada have also flown out more than 540 people, including Canadians, due to the dangerous conditions. At least 96 people have been reported killed in El Geneina, West Darfur, the UN said.