Sudan's Burhan Rejects US Visa Ultimatum, Vows to Continue War Against RSF

September 26, 2026 — Sudanese army chief and Sovereignty Council head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan publicly rejected Washington's decision to withhold his UN General Assembly visa unless he accepted a 90-day unconditional ceasefire proposed by US Senior Adviser Massad Boulos. Skipping his UN address (Foreign Minister Mohieldin Salem spoke in his place), Burhan instead addressed a crowd of sports figures and content creators at Khartoum Stadium: 'We do not want a visa to any country, nor do we want their permission, nor do we want anything,' and pledged to keep pursuing the Rapid Support Forces 'across the entire country' until it is eliminated. The remarks — his first public response since the visa dispute broke into the open around Sep 22-24 and drew condemnation from Sudanese civil society and journalists as a violation of UN convention — mark a hardening of his position against the US-brokered truce track.