The spokesman said the ceasefire, effective from 1900 GMT, had been decided following an African Union call for an immediate cessation of hostilities.
Moamer Kadhafi`s regime had declared a ceasefire on Friday after a UN Security Council resolution authorised any necessary measures, including a no-fly zone, to stop his forces harming civilians in the fight against the rebels.
But his troops continued an assault on the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, prompting US, British and French forces to intervene with air strikes in line with the resolution. (*)
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