Sudan’s army chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has welcomed assurances from Norway that no new U.S.-backed peace proposal has been submitted to Khartoum cooling tensions after he publicly rejected what he believed was a plan to dismantle the Sudanese army. During a meeting in Port Sudan on Thursday, Norway’s Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Envoy to Sudan, Andreas Kravik, told Burhan that reports of a revised American proposal were based on a misunderstanding.
“The only proposal is the one tabled several weeks ago,” Kravik said. “There is no alternative plan. We urge all parties to continue engaging with that proposal. A humanitarian truce is essential, followed by an inclusive political process toward a unified and stable Sudan.” Burhan, who also heads Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, had last week denounced what he believed was a new U.S.-supported plan that would disband the national army—an idea he described as unacceptable.
The proposal Kravik referenced was put forward in September by the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE. It calls for a three-month humanitarian ceasefire to pave the way for a permanent cessation of hostilities and a return to an independent civilian government. More than two years of brutal fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has left Sudan in humanitarian freefall. The United Nations estimates at least 40,000 people killed and 12 million displaced, with widespread famine looming. Kravik urged both sides to urgently implement a truce and restart a political process to halt the collapse of the country. If you’d like, I can also generate the keyphrase, meta description, and slug for this story.
