Arabic version: سلام السودان يحتاج إلى جميع الجماعات المسلحة على طاولة المفاوضات

According to Allafrica, Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said on 6 October that there would be no negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, or with any other party, and that the war would continue until victory.

The position comes as Washington pushes for a 90-day humanitarian truce. Donald Trump’s envoy Massad Boulos disclosed a meeting with Burhan in Egypt a day before the army chief’s statement. The proposed truce, backed by the Quad of the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, has not been agreed.

Burhan has said the RSF must first leave cities and assemble in designated areas of Darfur before a truce. The analysis argues that this amounts to a victory plan presented as a precondition. It also notes that a ceasefire cannot by itself resolve questions of legitimacy or national reconciliation.

Sudan’s conflict involves more than the army and the RSF. Forces aligned with the army include the Joint Force of former Darfuri rebels, the movements of Minni Minawi and Gibril Ibrahim, the Sudan Shield Forces of Abu Aqla Kikl and other militias. The RSF is fighting alongside Abdelaziz al-Hilu’s SPLM-North, while Abdel Wahid al-Nur’s SLM has joined neither side.

The analysis calls for every armed group with a command, fighters and territory to sign a deal, declare forces and weapons, accept observers and follow a shared timetable for ceasefire lines, withdrawal and cantonment. It says disarmament would require security guarantees and other arrangements, while stressing that benefits for formations and fighters should not shield individuals facing charges from accountability.