Massad Boulos, senior adviser to US President Donald Trump on Africa, told The National the army had introduced conditions to the humanitarian truce proposal while the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) still need to agree to it in its exact format.
A senior UAE official on Tuesday welcomed the work by the US to end the war in Sudan.
"We welcome the American leadership," said Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to President Sheikh Mohamed. "We welcome the personal engagement of President Trump to prevent Sudan from sliding into further fragmentation."
The US envoy was in Abu Dhabi to discuss regional conflicts and the situation in Sudan. He has been engaged in working with the Quad group – the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt – to bring about an end to the war.
The RSF said on Monday it was declaring a unilateral three-month ceasefire, a day after its rival rejected an internationa
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