Sudan’s top general has rejected a ceasefire proposal by US-led mediators as “the worst yet”, in a blow to efforts to stop a devastating war that has gripped the African country for more than 30 months.

In video comments released by the military, Gen Abdel-Fattah Burhan said the proposal was unacceptable, accusing the mediators of being “biased” in their efforts to end the war.

Sudan was plunged into chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the military and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country.

The devastating war has killed more than 40,000 people, according to UN figures, but aid groups say that is an undercount and the true number could be many times higher.

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