An Expected US Initiative to End Sudan War

Sources within the African Union (AU) has disclosed a new US move to launch a diplomatic initiative to end the war in Sudan, either through direct mediation or expanded regional coordination.

The sources, who preferred to remain anonymous, stated, according to Al Jazeera Net, that the coming weeks may witness more visible US moves, including regional visits and possibly hosting preliminary talks in Washington.

Conversely, sources close to the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) told Al Jazeera Net that the Sudanese leadership is open to any international initiative—including an American one—provided it aligns with the roadmap proposed by TSC President Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, whose implementation began with amending the Constitutional Document and appointing a civilian prime minister.

According to the same sources, Al-Burhan has set several conditions before accepting any negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces militia, including the evacuation of civilian objects, the lifting of the siege on the city of El-Fashir, and a ceasefire followed by the withdrawal of RSF militia from the states of Darfur and West Kordofan.

However, the sources cast doubt on the militia’s seriousness, noting that its leaderships lack independent decision-making and genuine political will, and that their leader, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo “Hemeidti,” explicitly declared in his recent speech his refusal to return to the negotiating table.