Trump’s truce proposal rejected by Sudan

Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said the latest truce proposal sent by US envoy Massad Boulos on behalf of a group of mediators was the ‘worst yet’ and unacceptable to his government, reports The Hindu. In a video address released by his office, he said the Quad, which in addition to the US includes Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE, was ‘biased’ as long as Abu Dhabi was a member. He accused Boulos of parroting talking points from Abu Dhabi, which has been widely accused of arming the RSF. The UAE denies the accusations. The army chief said that with the UAE as a member, the Quad was ‘not innocent of responsibility, especially since the entire world has witnessed the UAE’s support for rebels against the Sudanese state’. Since war broke out between Burhan’s forces and his former ally Mohamed Hamdan Daglo’s RSF in April 2023, mediation efforts have failed to bring about a ceasefire, with both sides vying for a decisive military victory. Burhan said the proposal received this month ‘eliminates the armed forces, dissolves security agencies, and keeps the militia where they are’. The RSF at the time said it agreed to the truce. Burhan’s singling out of Boulos comes days after US President Donald Trump declared he would end the war, after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged him to get involved.