On Tuesday, before the RSF’s statement, Sudan’s Defence Minister Hassan Kabroun thanked US President Donald Trump’s administration for its “efforts and proposals to achieve peace,” in a speech broadcast on national television.
But he added that preparations for the Sudanese people’s battle against the RSF were ongoing. “Our preparations for war are a legitimate national right,” he said.
Sudan’s chargé d’affaires in Nairobi, Mohamed Osman Akasha, told the BBC on Wednesday that the military-led government would agree to stop the fighting only if the RSF was dismantled, surrendered its weapons, and its leader was held accountable.
“I have no information about a proposal for truce. The only thing that I know is the government of Sudan, the people of Sudan are very determined to defeat this militia,” he said.