No talks and ceasefire until RSF defeated, Sudan army head Burhan says

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Sudan's military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan stands at the podium during a ceremony to sign the framework agreement between military rulers and civilian powers in Khartoum, Sudan on December 5, 2022. PHOTO | REUTERS

Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Wednesday said there would be no negotiations or ceasefire until the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is defeated.

Al-Burhan, also the general commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (Saf), made the remarks when addressing an army force in the River Nile state in northern Sudan, the sovereign council said in a statement.