Sudan’s military leadership has welcomed a clarifying statement from Norway’s Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Envoy to Sudan, Andreas Kravik, who confirmed that no new US-backed peace proposal has been presented to the Sudanese government.
The announcement follows a tense week in which General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of Sudan’s armed forces and the Transitional Sovereign Council, accused Washington of pushing a plan that he said would dismantle the army. The claim sparked renewed political anxiety in a country already scarred by more than two years of brutal conflict.
During a meeting with Burhan in Port Sudan on Thursday, Kravik stated plainly that the confusion stemmed from a misunderstanding.
“The only proposal remains the one tabled several weeks ago. Suggestions of a new plan are without foundation,” he said, urging all sides to engage constructively with the existing roadmap.
“It is critical that a humanitarian truce is followed by an inclusive political process toward a unified and stable Sudan.”
The confirmed proposal—introduced in September by the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates—calls for a three-month humanitarian ceasefire. This truce is intended to halt the violence long enough to open corridors for food, medicine, and shelter, and to begin negotiations aimed at restoring a civilian-led government.
Sudan’s civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, according to the United Nations.
At least 40,000 people have been killed
12 million have been displaced, both within the country and across borders
Entire regions remain cut off from aid or under siege
Kravik urged both the SAF and RSF to implement the humanitarian truce without delay, emphasizing that every day lost results in further civilian suffering.
Burhan’s initial rejection of what he believed was a new American initiative highlighted the deep mistrust between Sudan’s warring factions and the international community. Although the clarification from Norway defused immediate diplomatic tensions, the path to peace remains long and uncertain.
International mediators continue to press for: a verified ceasefire, unrestricted humanitarian access, and a return to an inclusive political process capable of ending the prolonged conflict.
For millions of Sudanese displaced by fighting or trapped in besieged cities, the renewed commitment to the existing peace plan offers a rare but fragile glimmer of hope.
