Sudan’s prime minister has presented a plan to end the country’s nearly three-year war before the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), calling on members to stand “on the right side of history” by backing the initiative, as fighting continued in Kordofan and North Kordofan states.Addressing the UNSC on Monday, Kamil Idris outlined the proposal that includes a ceasefire monitored by the UN, African Union and Arab League, and the withdrawal of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary from territory it controls.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe plan would also see RSF forces, who have been engaged in fierce clashes with the Sudanese army since April 2023, being placed in camps and disarmed – a measure, Idris said, would be necessary for the truce to have any “chance for success”.Idris, who was appointed by the army in May, also pledged to organise free elections following a transition period to allow for “inter-Sudanese dialogue”, and said the plan would also see RSF fighters not implicated in war crimes reintegrated into society.“It is not about winning a war,” he said. “It is about ending a cycle of violence that has failed Sudan for decades.”He appealed to the council’s 15 members to back the proposal, saying it could “mark the moment when Sudan steps back from the edge and the international community – you, you! – stood on the right side of history”.There was no immediate comment by the RSF, but it appeared highly unlikely the paramili …
