The military council’s stance comes after President Trump announced he would promote multilateral talks alongside Saudi Arabia to end the conflict.
KHARTOUM — Sudan’s Sovereign Council, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, announced on Wednesday its readiness to actively collaborate with the United States and Saudi Arabia to advance a peace process in the war-torn country.
The statement highlighted the Sudanese leadership’s recognition of “the continuous efforts of Washington and Riyadh to stop the bloodshed” in the national territory, which has been the scene of an armed conflict since April 2023.
In its declaration, the military council expressed its “will and readiness to engage seriously” with both powers to move towards a negotiated solution. According to the communiqué, the objective is “to achieve the peace expected by the Sudanese people,” a central theme of the calls made by both al-Burhan’s administration and international actors monitoring the crisis.
The Sudanese commitment comes immediately after United States President Donald Trump announced that his country will activate a mediation mechanism alongside Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt to seek a cessation of hostilities between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the rival paramilitary group.
Trump made his intentions public following a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, noting that Sudan’s stability is a priority to avoid further humanitarian deterioration in the region.
The Sudanese conflict has caused tens of thousands of deaths and displaced millions, according to statistics from international organizations. The United Nations and humanitarian groups have warned that violence and restrictions are hindering access to food and medical supplies, aggravating the risks of famine and health crises.
In this context, both Washington and Riyadh have previously attempted to promote rounds of dialogue, ceasefires, and direct talks between the opposing parties. Previous mediation attempts failed to consolidate a lasting agreement, and the rivalry between General al-Burhan and RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as “Hemedti,” remains the biggest obstacle to advancing a national reconciliation agenda.
The Sovereign Council’s official statement remarked on the military leadership’s interest in “working, through formal channels, with all international partners involved in the peace process,” including Saudi Arabia and regional allies such as the UAE and Egypt, who have accompanied talks in previous multilateral forums.
Sources linked to the Sudanese army expressed that the announced commitment implies openness to “serious negotiations,” although they did not specify the format of the meetings or the proposed agenda points.
The United Nations and the African Union signaled that they view the international backing positively and reiterated their willingness to provide technical and humanitarian assistance to the dialogue facilitators.
The council’s declaration arrives at a moment of high international pressure. The United States had expressed concern on several occasions about security in the Horn of Africa and the regional impact of the Sudanese conflict, especially regarding the possibility of the war prolonging, involving external actors, or causing a larger migration crisis.
Despite the announcements assuring a predisposition for dialogue, neither party in the conflict has announced an effective ceasefire, and clashes continue in strategic regions like Darfur and Kordofan. Analysts note that the explicit backing of Washington and Riyadh represents an opportunity to relaunch a diplomatic process that has so far failed to guide a political solution to the internal conflict.
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