General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces, speaks on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi in October 2019. Burhan has refused to accept a peace plan proposed by the Trump administration. (Courtesy of the Office of the Russian President)

Burhan Rejects President Trump’s Plan to End the War in Sudan

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The plan calls for an immediate truce between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces, permanent ceasefire, civilian-led political transition in Sudan, and sustained humanitarian access.

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, have rejected President Donald Trump’s proposed plan to end Sudan’s devastating civil war.

Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledged remarks made by US Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos, who presented the proposal at the UN Security Council on Friday, but said that “did not mean Sudan will automatically accept or approve it.”

The American blueprint, pushed by Boulos, demands “an immediate humanitarian truce, sustained humanitarian access and protection of civilians, a permanent ceasefire and credible security arrangements, and an inclusive, civilian-led political transition.” Boulos claimed these measures would place Sudan on “a long-term path toward recovery and reconstruction that restores stability and opportunity for the Sudanese people.”

Burhan, too, opposed the US plan. Speaking at a military cadets’ graduation ceremony at Karary University in Khartoum, on Tuesday, the Sudanese army chief said military operations against Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will continue until the rebellion is eliminated or they surrender. He offered........

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