Sudan’s al-Burhan pledges immunity for dialogue, rules out Hemedti return

Al-Burhan said the army was ready to engage with any serious peace initiative but would not accept what he called an ‘incomplete peace’.Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026Sudan’s Sovereign Council chief and army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has pledged temporary immunity and legal, political and security guarantees for participants in a Sudanese dialogue to be managed by an independent national mechanism.Speaking early on Saturday during celebrations marking the 72nd anniversary of the Sudanese Armed Forces, al-Burhan said criminal proceedings against participants facing charges would be temporarily suspended while they take part in the dialogue, without affecting the rights of those who filed complaints against them.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Sudan’s war threatens an ‘entire generation’s’ future, UN warnslist 2 of 4Sudan’s army chief holds unannounced talks on national dialoguelist 3 of 4Sudan army says RSF advance on key town bordering Ethiopialist 4 of 4How a Sudanese refugee became a head teacher in a Chadian campend of listAl-Burhan said measures taken by the state regarding any dialogue participant would not amount to a pardon, but rather a temporary su...