Massad Boulos, the senior Africa envoy for former US President Donald Trump, has dismissed allegations that the US-led peace proposal to end Sudan’s civil war is biased. The proposal, backed by the US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), aims to mediate between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who have been locked in a brutal conflict for over two years. On Sunday, Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, criticized the latest ceasefire proposal as ‘the worst ever,’ claiming it favored the RSF and sidelined the army. He also accused the UAE of supporting the RSF, a claim the Gulf state denies. Boulos, speaking at a media briefing in the UAE alongside presidential adviser Anwar Gargash, refuted Burhan’s accusations, stating, ‘He was making reference to something that does not exist, that has never been presented by us.’ The US-led ‘Quad’ proposed a three-month humanitarian truce in September, followed by a permanent ceasefire and a transition to civilian rule. However, the army rejected the plan, citing ‘foreign interference’ and equating the RSF to a ‘racist terrorist militia.’ The RSF announced a unilateral ceasefire on Monday, but the army accused them of attacking Babanusa, their last stronghold in West Kordofan state. Analysts suggest the RSF’s ceasefire declaration is a political maneuver to gain favor with the Quad. The conflict, which began in April 2023, has displaced 12 million people and caused what the UN calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Both sides have been accused of war crimes, with recent reports of atrocities in el-Fasher sparking international condemnation.