A three-day truce between rival military factions in Sudan was extended just before it was set to end.
The extension, which will last for a further 72 hours, comes as a result of strong diplomatic efforts by the US, UK, and UN, as well as surrounding nations.
However, there are still reports of intense fighting in Khartoum, the capital.
During the last cease-fire, hundreds of civilians attempted to leave for safety, and dozens of nations made evacuation efforts for their citizens.
Hundreds of people have died in violence that has lasted over two weeks between the army and a rival paramilitary organization.
It had been planned for the truce to terminate at midnight local time on Thursday (22:00 GMT).
The paramilitary Rapid Support Organization and its opponent, the Sudanese regular army, agreed to an extension early on Thursday evening.
The army has agreed to send delegates to the peace negotiations, which South Sudan has promised to host.
Despite the traumatic past and protracted conflict that caused South Sudan to secede from Sudan in 2011, the two countries now have friendly ties.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that although the cease-fire was not flawless, it had decreased bloodshed and that Washington was "very actively working" to extend it.
Karine Jean-Pierre, a spokesperson for the White House, later asserted that things may get worse at any time.
On Friday, gunfire erupted when a Turkish military jet making an evacuation attempt touched down at a runway outside of Khartoum. No one was hurt, and the RSF refuted the army's claims that it was complicit.
According to the RSF and eyewitnesses, the army has been hammering its positions in Khartoum in the meantime.
Despite the ceasefire, civilians were still living in fear, according to Maryam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi, the former foreign minister of the former civilian government, who spoke to the BBC from her home in Khartoum.
"What they call a truce has nothing to do with what is happening," she said on BBC Radio Four's World Tonight program. "Almost all day and night, the planes are bombarding the area."
Other provinces, including the western Darfur area, have also reportedly seen fighting.
The battle has claimed the lives of at least 512 people and injured about 4,200 more; however, the actual death toll may be significantly higher.
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