Rapid Support Forces Declare Unilateral Three-Month Humanitarian Truce in Sudan

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced a unilateral three-month humanitarian truce in a recorded address by commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti).

“Port Sudan –Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Monday announced a unilateral three-month ceasefire a day after the army dismissed a US truce proposal from international mediators”

African Insider

The RSF said the pause responds to international calls and aims to protect civilians, ease aid deliveries, set up field monitoring and pursue accountability.

African Insider

Several outlets report Dagalo framed the move as coordinated with external mediators, with Al Jazeera saying the pause was 'agreed with the Quad, the African Union and IGAD.'

Anadolu Ajansı quoted the RSF saying the truce 'takes effect immediately, halts all hostile actions,' and France 24 recorded the RSF's announcement dated 24 November.

The BBC and TRT World likewise report the RSF declared a unilateral three-month ceasefire as the latest diplomatic push to expand humanitarian access after months of fighting that began in April 2023.

The rival Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) rejected the deal, with army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan denouncing the Quad roadmap and accusing mediators of bias.

Multiple reports quote Burhan calling the proposal unacceptable, saying it would "effectively eliminate the armed forces and dissolve security agencies" and arguing any solution must force RSF withdrawal from captured areas.

Al Jazeera

Outlets including Al Jazeera, The North Africa Post and France 24 describe his dismissal of the plan, while African Insider and The Sun Malaysia record Burhan's strong phrasing and the UAE's public rebuttal of his criticism.

The RSF’s announcement lays out concrete humanitarian pledges and political exclusions.

“The Sudanese crisis is surrounded by much ambiguity amid ongoing fighting between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces, and their rejection of the initiative Washington put forward to end the conflict in Sudan, as announced by مسعد بولس, Senior Advisor to the U”

Al-Jazeera Net

Sources report the truce would secure aid-worker movement, guarantee unhindered access to affected areas, protect facilities and warehouses, allow medical and relief teams to operate, and create field monitoring under the Quad and African Union.

Anadolu Ajansı describes an approved field monitoring mechanism and committees to ensure safe aid delivery, while Sudans Post and The North Africa Post record RSF promises of investigations and accountability.

The RSF leader also insisted any future political track must exclude the Islamic Movement, the Muslim Brotherhood and the National Congress Party, language echoed across several West Asian outlets.

International mediators and world leaders are prominent in reporting, with several outlets saying the RSF framed its truce as responding to a Quad proposal involving the US, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt and to US initiatives.

Multiple West Asian outlets emphasize statements by former US President Donald Trump and broader US diplomacy.

Anadolu Ajansı

At the same time, Western mainstream and regional media underscore diplomatic tensions: the army accuses mediators of bias, the UAE denies arming the RSF, and the UN and analysts express scepticism that a unilateral pause can halt the conflict.

The announcement underscores a catastrophic humanitarian backdrop.

“Image source,AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump's senior Africa envoy, Massad Boulos, has rejected criticism that the US's latest proposal to end the Sudan civil war is "biased"”

BBC

Sources across regions report the war has killed thousands to possibly many tens of thousands and displaced millions, with estimates varying between about 12 million and 14 million.

BBC

The RSF’s capture of El-Fasher generated urgent famine warnings.

Al Jazeera and SSBCrack News cite “tens of thousands” killed and “about 14 million” displaced.

TRT World and the BBC record widespread international alarm about potential crimes against humanity or genocide after the El-Fasher siege.

The North Africa Post and Sudans Post reference rights groups’ accusations of mass killings in El-Fasher.