U.S. pushes for new Sudan peace talks amid international pressure
April 30, 2026 (ADDIS ABABA) – The U.S. administration is moving on several fronts to return Sudan’s warring parties to the negotiating table, sources told Sudan Tribune on Thursday, as a senior White House aide confirmed a broad international consensus on the need for an immediate ceasefire.
The sources said that current arrangements include plans for an agreement to address the root causes of the Sudanese crisis. They confirmed that the U.S. continues to pressure the conflicting parties and international actors involved in the conflict.
A comprehensive negotiation process has been designed, according to the sources, featuring alternative plans and decisive leverage tools to be used against both sides.
The developments come hours after Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan reiterated his refusal to negotiate with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), vowing to continue fighting until victory is achieved.
Despite the rhetoric, sources expressed strong optimism regarding the progress of arrangements to resolve the conflict and end the war, noting the planned participation of civilians in the process.
Massad Boulos, senior advisor to the U.S. president on Arab and African affairs, said on Thursday that an unprecedented alliance had sent a clear message from Berlin that the war in Sudan must end now.
Germany hosted a special conference on Sudan in mid-April to discuss the humanitarian crisis. The gathering concluded with pledges totalling 1.5 billion euros to help mitigate the impact of the conflict.
A final statement issued on Thursday by the conference participants called for an immediate cessation of hostilities across the country.
Ismail al-Nayer, a member of the Centre for International Political Relations Studies, told Sudan Tribune the war is undergoing a qualitative shift, becoming a complex arena for intersecting regional and international interests.
Al-Nayer said the entanglement of foreign agendas reflects a deep reshaping of the conflict environment. He noted that supply lines now overlap with mediation tracks, making the end of the war a matter that transcends national will.
External support, both overt and covert, has shifted the war from a pursuit of military decisiveness to a “disabling balance,” according to al-Nayer.
He argued that this balance does not necessarily reflect internal parity between the sides, but rather foreign intervention aimed at keeping engagement lines open to prevent a total collapse of the RSF.
Al-Nayer concluded that the real challenge lies in reshaping the environment that allows the war to persist. He said any political settlement would remain limited without coordinated efforts to reduce foreign interference and dry up the war economy.