US offer presented to al-Burhan for peace deal, famine spreading in West Sudan
November 6, 2025 (ADDIS ABABA) – A Western diplomat said on Thursday that Sudanese army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan had received a U.S. offer to lift sanctions and grant investment opportunities in mining in return for a peace agreement to end the war.
The diplomat, familiar with a previous meeting between al-Burhan and a U.S. president’s advisor, confirmed the offer “remains on the table.”
However, the diplomat asserted that a lack of consensus among some Arab countries involved in the crisis, alongside disagreements between the warring parties, was a key reason for failing to reach a humanitarian truce between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The diplomat declined to name the countries but confirmed the U.S. administration held “intensive discussions” with them and that specific points to end the crisis had been identified, without providing further details.
Despite acknowledging that ending the war has become “more difficult” amid current mobilization efforts, the diplomat expressed optimism about moving towards a settlement.
He explained that getting Sudan out of its current situation requires dialogue from all parties to stop the war immediately, adding that an unnamed “armed group” was ready to sign the truce.
In contrast, al-Burhan, who heads the sovereign council and is commander-in-chief of the armed forces, pledged on Thursday to secure Sudan’s entire border and “eliminate the Rapid Support Forces.”
In a speech to a military command in Omdurman, al-Burhan again accused unnamed countries of providing support to the RSF.
On the humanitarian front, the diplomat warned of spreading famine, noting international reports confirm its spread in western Sudan. “Consultations are underway to deliver aid to Darfur and parts of Kordofan,” he added.
The conflict between the army and the RSF, which erupted on April 15, 2023, has killed thousands, wounded many more, and displaced millions of civilians internally and abroad.