Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said on Monday it was declaring a unilateral three-month ceasefire, a day after its rival, the Sudanese Armed Forces, rejected an international ceasefire proposal.
"In response to international efforts, including the initiative of US President Donald Trump and the Quad mediators, we are announcing a humanitarian truce providing for a cessation of hostilities for three months," RSF commander Gen Mohamed Dagalo said in a recorded video address.
The civil war, which began in April 2023, has effectively split Sudan between the Sudanese army and the RSF.
The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced at least 13 million. About 30 million – more than half of the population – are facing hunger, with famine declared in El Fasher and other areas of Darfur.
In his speech, Gen Dagalo said Sudan is going through “one of the most critical moments in its history”, and said stopping the bloodshed was “an urgent duty".
The Quad group – which comprises the US, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt – this month proposed a plan for a three-month truce followed by peace talks.
Before Monday's announcement, in a meeting with his top officers, Sudanese army chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan had accused US envoy Massad Boulos of acting as “an obstacle to peace” and said the Quad group had become “biased” in favour of the RSF.
While he thanked Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for Riyadh’s role in the mediation process, Gen Al Burhan claimed that the peace talks had drifted off course.
“This mediation is biased, especially the US envoy.
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