Questions on the legitimacy of Sudan s junta leaders abound as their six month war devastates the country, Suggestions by Sudan Armed Forces commander, General Abdel Fattah al Burhan that he is willing to open negotiations with his rival Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo Hemeti , head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia offers a chance to negotiate a ceasefire but lacked any clear plan to structure the talks. Making the comment after his speech to the UN General Assembly in which he called for Hemeti s RSF to be designated as a terrorist organisation, Burhan seemed more interested in clawing back some diplomatic standing.