Key facts
- A US ceasefire proposal for Sudan could lead to the country's partition, according to an adviser to Sudan's army-led authorities.
- The proposal, put forward by US Senior Advisor Massad Boulos, includes a 90-day ceasefire followed by negotiations.
- Amjad Farid, an adviser to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, stated the US plan might accommodate the continued existence of the RSF.
- The US withheld Burhan's UN General Assembly visa because he had not accepted the proposal.
- The RSF has been attempting to establish a parallel government in Nyala, western Darfur region.
A US-backed proposal to pause Sudan's civil war could result in the country's partition, mirroring the situation in Libya, according to a senior adviser to Sudan's army-led authorities. The remarks represent some of the most significant criticism of the plan by a Sudanese official to date.
Amjad Farid, an adviser to army leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on political and international affairs, told Reuters that the US plan, advanced by US Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos, appeared to ignore proposed changes from the Sudanese government. These changes included an internationally monitored withdrawal of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from urban areas.