ɐ sˈiːsfaɪɚ wʌz sˈaɪnd ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ fˈɪftiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, sˌʌm ˈeɪt mˈʌnθs ˈæftɚ ðə sˌuːdənˈiːz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt hæd fˈɜːst wˈɔːɹnd əvə pˈɑːsᵻbəl fˈæmɪn.
A ceasefire was signed on July 15, 1998, some eight months after the Sudanese government had first warned of a possible famine.