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Bankole Adeoye, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, and Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), talk between themselves as they arrive at the AU headquarters for a meeting of the Extended Mechanism on the Sudan Crisis in Addis Ababa on 2 May 2023. © Amanuel Sileshi/AFP

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Diplomacy 30/05/2023

AU sets out plan to take the reins on Sudan de-escalation

Defence 26/05/2023

Nyala tribal leaders refuse to take sides in Sudanese conflict

A substantial number of community leaders in South Darfur have signed a declaration of neutrality in the hope of avoiding a full-blown civil war. But elsewhere in Sudan, local leaders have opted to side with either the regular army or the RSF.

Sudan: the generals waging war

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Diplomacy 24/05/2023

Sudan exodus offers Assad a diplomatic lifeline

A Cham Wings aircraft at Rostov airport, Russia, on 17 January 2018. © Reuters

Sudan: the generals waging war

Defence Diplomacy 19/05/2023

Security Council mulls renewal of UNITAMS mandate

The UN Security Council is holding a series of consultations as it prepares to renew the mandate of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan. But more than a month after hostilities broke out, the situation on the ground remains volatile.

Defence Energy 18/05/2023

Hemeti and Burhan divvy up refineries and prepare for war of attrition

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have kept hold of the Al Jaili refinery located 60 km north of Khartoum. © Isam Al-Haj / AFP

Sudan: the generals waging war

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Sudan: the generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Fighting has been ongoing since 15 April 2023 between the two strong men of Khartoum, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemeti, the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Generals Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

Diplomacy 17/05/2023

After the Jeddah declaration, civilian forces try to muscle in on negotiations between Sudanese army and RSF

As discussions continue in Saudi Arabia over a potential ceasefire between General al-Burhan and Hemeti's troops, some of Sudan's political players are preparing to weigh in on the negotiations.

Diplomacy 17/05/2023

Burhan and Hemeti both using envoys to sway African Union chair

For weeks, the two warring Sudanese generals have been trying to win over the chairman of the African Union, Comorian President Azali Assoumani, each through their own emissary.

Commodity traders 15/05/2023

Gum arabic importers steel themselves for supply chain disruptions

With Sudan accounting for 70% of global gum arabic production, leading international buyers are fearful of the repercussions of a prolonged conflict between Burhan and Hemeti. This rare natural resource is used in the making of Coca-Cola and certain cosmetics.

Sacks of gum arabic ready for export in El-Obeid town at the state of North Kordofan in Sudan.

Business Diplomacy 12/05/2023

Alarm bells ring over Le Figaro journalist's pro-Hemeti article

In an article, a journalist at Le Figaro called on the international community to support Hemeti rather than his rival for Sudan's presidency, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who he said is "close to the Islamists".

Defence Diplomacy 08/05/2023

African Union set to decide on who should secure Khartoum airport Free

It is currently impossible to fly into the Sudanese capital because of the fighting. The AU is in the process of deciding how best to secure the site so that humanitarian workers and African and Western mediators can begin their work on the ground.

Satellite image of Khartoum International Airport, 17 April 2023.

Diplomacy 05/05/2023

General al-Burhan dispatches his emissaries on regional diplomatic tour

The undersecretary for foreign affairs has been tasked by the commander of the Sudanese army with pleading his cause in various African capitals. Burhan's priority is to avoid any foreign military intervention in Sudan.

Defence 03/05/2023

Washington and Doha increasingly concerned about threat posed by armed groups in Libya

Numerous militia fighters from Darfur and Chad are present in Libya. For the time being, they have refrained from intervening in neighbouring Sudan but, if the hostilities there persist, one of the warring parties could be tempted to call them in.

Defence 02/05/2023

Who are Hemeti's generals in Darfur?

While there are some signs that the Sudanese army is getting the upper hand against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum, the conflict in Darfur is intensifying. General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the RSF leader, has placed trusted men in charge of its units in the vast region.

Commander of the Rapid Support Forces Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, in South Darfur State, in September 2017.

Defence 28/04/2023

Wagner suspected of backing Hemeti from CAR

The US and French intelligence services believe the Russian paramilitary group has sent light weapons and anti-aircraft guns from the Central African Republic to Sudan's Rapid Support Forces.

SpotlightDiplomacy 28/04/2023

Security Council paralysed by internal tensions

Since hostilities broke out on 15 April, the three African members of the UN Security Council have been promoting the principle of 'subsidiarity' to push for IGAD to take the lead on the mediation of the Sudanese crisis.

Diplomacy 26/04/2023

UN Security Council statement on Sudan postponed by African members

A joint communiqué by the 15 permanent members of the UN Security Council on the situation in Sudan was due to be issued on 21 April, but was in the end postponed due to opposition from Ghana, Gabon and Mozambique.

SpotlightDiplomacy 21/04/2023

International community struggles to evacuate foreign nationals

As the fighting in Khartoum intensifies, the United States, the United Nations and EU countries are looking at various scenarios for the evacuation of their nationals and staff.

Aerial view of Khartoum airport targeted by gunfire on 20 April 2023.

Politics 21/04/2023

Hemeti's brothers wage his social media war

As his RSF fighters do battle with the Sudanese army, the militia leader is also waging a propaganda war on social media with the help of an experienced team based in Khartoum and Dubai.

Diplomacy 21/04/2023

EU adds Sudan to agenda amid violent clashes

Les ministres des affaires étrangères de l'Union européenne (UE), qui doivent se réunir le 24 avril au Luxembourg, ont ajouté à la dernière minute le Soudan à leur agenda à la suite des violents combats qui ont éclaté dans le pays

Diplomacy 20/04/2023

What was the role of the elite Egyptian army unit arrested by the RSF?

While Egyptian soldiers detained by the Rapid Support Forces started to be released last night, their presence at the Merowe base in the north of the country is raising questions. On the sidelines of joint exercises between the Egyptian and Sudanese armies, this unit appears to have been stationed there for a long period of time.

Business 19/04/2023

Osama Daoud Abdellatif's agricultural empire turns towards the Gulf

The Sudanese conglomerate DAL Group, backed by Emirati funds, is pursuing its investments in pivot-irrigation agriculture in the Sudanese desert. The firm had plans to integrate that development into the container terminal project north of Port Sudan, opposite Saudi Arabia.

Osama Daoud Abdellatif, head of DAL Group.

Politics Diplomacy 14/04/2023

Riyadh takes on task of mediating between Hemeti and Burhan

Alert published on 14/4/23, updated on 16/4/23: Up until the last moment, Saudi diplomats tried to patch things up between Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his n°2, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as "Hemeti". Despite those efforts, however, the Sudanese strongmen decided to go to war.

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

Business 06/04/2023

Al-Cardinal displays odd interest in Red Sea tourism

In March, businessman Ashraf Seed Ahmed Hussein Ali, whose nickname is al-Cardinal, signed three tentative investment agreements for land on the coast of Sudan. Two of the three relate to tourism projects, but the area is also known for its oil and gold reserves.

Politics 29/03/2023

Security reform still a sticking point in political dialogue

Sudan should get its transition to democracy back on track in the first half of April. Thorny issues like the integration of the powerful Rapid Support Forces into the regular army look unlikely to be settled by then, however.

Members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries in the village of Abraq, about 60 km northwest of Khartoum, on 22 June 2019.

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AU sets out plan to take the reins on Sudan de-escalation

Nyala tribal leaders refuse to take sides in Sudanese conflict

Sudan exodus offers Assad a diplomatic lifeline

Security Council mulls renewal of UNITAMS mandate

Hemeti and Burhan divvy up refineries and prepare for war of attrition

Sudan: the generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

After the Jeddah declaration, civilian forces try to muscle in on negotiations between Sudanese army and RSF

Burhan and Hemeti both using envoys to sway African Union chair

Gum arabic importers steel themselves for supply chain disruptions

Alarm bells ring over Le Figaro journalist's pro-Hemeti article

African Union set to decide on who should secure Khartoum airport Free

General al-Burhan dispatches his emissaries on regional diplomatic tour

Washington and Doha increasingly concerned about threat posed by armed groups in Libya

Who are Hemeti's generals in Darfur?

Wagner suspected of backing Hemeti from CAR

Security Council paralysed by internal tensions

UN Security Council statement on Sudan postponed by African members

International community struggles to evacuate foreign nationals

Hemeti's brothers wage his social media war

EU adds Sudan to agenda amid violent clashes

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Osama Daoud Abdellatif's agricultural empire turns towards the Gulf

Riyadh takes on task of mediating between Hemeti and Burhan

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Security reform still a sticking point in political dialogue

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Hemeti and Burhan divvy up refineries and prepare for war of attrition

Sudan: the generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

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Gum arabic importers steel themselves for supply chain disruptions

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General al-Burhan dispatches his emissaries on regional diplomatic tour

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UN Security Council statement on Sudan postponed by African members

International community struggles to evacuate foreign nationals

Hemeti's brothers wage his social media war

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