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Sudan

Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and French president Emmanuel Macron. © Ian Langsdon/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Macron bolsters French presence in Horn

Ambassador Frédéric Clavier is to be France's new special envoy for the Horn of Africa. His job will be to follow the conflict in Tigray and consolidate the work of his predecessor in Sudan since 2019.

Free access Diplomacy 08.10.2021

Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. © Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters

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New blood, new approach: how ICC prosecutor plans to rebuild case against Bashir

Karim Khan, the third International Criminal Court prosecutor to take on ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, has adopted a strategy diametrically opposed to that of his predecessors. He also has to deal with delays to Sudan's transition, much of which has been caused by the country's military leaders.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.10.2021

Hamburg Port Consulting in talks to extend Port Sudan contract

The German business consultancy hired earlier this year by the Sudan Ports Corporation to run the country's only international port aims to double container traffic.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business Running story - Sudan: playground for business 29.09.2021

Bashir spymaster's fate tangles ties between Cairo and Khartoum

Sudan's former spymaster Salah Gosh. © Marwan Ali/EPA/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - Sisi's African offensive 28.09.2021

Operators jockey for Red Sea port contracts

Port Sudan is currently the only international port in Sudan. © Danilo Strino/Alamy

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business Running story - Sudan: playground for business 27.09.2021

Huawei wants to be first to equip Sudanese operators

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is interested in the Sudanese market and is understood to be in talks with several operators, including Sudatel, with the view to deploy its antennae and mobile networks.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business Running story - Sudan: playground for business 22.09.2021

Negotiations between Khartoum and rebel leader Hilu stretch out

The negotiations between the transition government in Khartoum and one of the last rebel leaders not to have signed to Juba Peace Agreement (JPA) Abdelaziz al-Hilu are at a standstill.

Subscribers only Politics 21.09.2021

Mahamat Déby's Herculean labours to secure Chad's borders

The Transitional Military Council first secured the country's left flank by sealing a pact with Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum, and is now hoping to consolidate its western and northern borders in the face of the persistent threat of rebel attacks.

Free access Diplomacy 17.09.2021

Chadian Transitional Military Council (TMC) President Mahamat Idriss Déby (right) meeting with Vice President Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, in late August 2021.

ICC team on reconnaissance visit to Khartoum

A team from the International Criminal Court (ICC) was in Khartoum this week

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.09.2021

Hamburg Port Consulting quietly streamlines Port Sudan

For three months now, Hamburg Port Consulting has been working to reduce delays for unloading ships at Port Sudan, the only international port in the country.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 16.09.2021

Addis and Cairo's communication war heats up

Egypt and Ethiopia are fighting to get their voices heard in Washington, and have hired new PR professionals to help them.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.09.2021

Foreign minister Lamamra dreams of GERD summit in Algiers

Algerian foreign minister Ramtane Lamamra has taken tentative steps to mediate between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan in their dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and is considering holding a summit Algiers.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.09.2021

UAE and China spar over Horn of Africa ports

Four months after opening the port of Berbera in Somaliland, DP World's chairman, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, tasked his teams to conduct a study on Chinese activism in the ports of the Horn of Africa.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 10.09.2021

What lessons can Khartoum learn from South Sudan for its peace monitoring mechanism?

The transitional government in Sudan is trying to create a system for monitoring the peace agreement signed one year ago.

Subscribers only Politics 26.08.2021

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Sudan fills diplomatic space abandoned by Addis

Sudanese prime minister Abdallah Hamdok has taken advantage of his position as chairman of regional, inter-governmental body IGAD to launch a series of diplomatic initiatives in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.08.2021

FBI gain access to Bashir-era archives

The FBI has taken a leap forward in its race to gain access to the archives of Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), which the West's intelligence and law enforcement services have been trying to get hold of for nearly a year.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.08.2021

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Biden's massive aid plan stumbles

As Afghanistan crumbles, Washington is keen to show its backing for the Sudanese transition which is a rare case of a country breaking free from its fiercely anti-US Islamic government. But despite massive loan announcements, this support is failing to materialise into concrete projects.

Subscribers only Politics 24.08.2021

Erdogan's golden hello to Khartoum's new masters

An unfailing ally of Omar al-Bashir's regime, Turkey has taken two years to re-establish relations with Sudan's transitional government. Ankara only managed to regain a foothold in Khartoum by promising substantial investments.

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy 23.08.2021

Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (left) was received by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on 12 August 2021.

Kiir and his right-hand man vying for leadership of Juba peace deal's monitoring mechanism

South Sudan's president Salva Kiir and his security adviser Tut Kew Gatluak are said to be eyeing the direction of the future international peacekeeping mechanism in Sudan.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.08.2021

South Sudan president Salva Kiir et his security adviser Tut Kew Gatluak Manime.

Talks between Khartoum and rebel leader al-Hilu to resume imminently

The leader of the rebel group Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) and the Sudanese government parted at the end of June without reaching an agreement.

Subscribers only Politics 16.08.2021

Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North chairman Abdelaziz al-Hilu, in Juba, South Sudan March 28, 2021.

Yasir Arman, more than a simple political adviser for Hamdok

Of the advisers appointed by the Sudanese prime minister on 25 July, the deputy chair of the SPLM-N, Yasir Arman, has been given the political brief - a choice that reflects the longstanding ties between the two men.

Subscribers only Politics 30.07.2021

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USAID gets off to inauspicious start in tackling Sudan's debt

With the United States, France and the United Kingdom all vying to become the partner of choice of the new regime in Sudan, the American development agency USAID, which was to select and finance an advisory bank to assist Sudan in restructuring its debt, has fluffed its lines and the tender call currently remains in limbo.

Subscribers only Business 26.07.2021

Thiam's complaint could shed light on Hélin's labyrinthine role in Areva case

The breach of trust complaint filed on 20 June by Idriss Déby's former advisor Tidjani Thiam relates to a case that's also of interest to French investigators who have spent years looking into transactions carried out by Areva's mining division.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 16.07.2021

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The worldwide hunt for Bashir's spymasters

Having given the green light for the transfer of ex-president Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court, the Sudanese government is now trying to locate its two former intelligence advisors Salah Gosh and Mohamed Atta, who have both disappeared, taking their secrets with them.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.07.2021

Salah Gosh, former special security adviser to President Omar al-Bashir.

Riyad looks to set up shop in Khartoum

Saudi Arabia is insistently courting Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok's government for its neighbour's arable land.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 15.07.2021

Le Forum saoudien d'investissement au Soudan qui s'est déroulé à Riyad du 5 au 9 juillet.

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Sudan

Macron bolsters French presence in Horn

In Focus
New blood, new approach: how ICC prosecutor plans to rebuild case against Bashir

Hamburg Port Consulting in talks to extend Port Sudan contract

Bashir spymaster's fate tangles ties between Cairo and Khartoum

Operators jockey for Red Sea port contracts

Huawei wants to be first to equip Sudanese operators

Negotiations between Khartoum and rebel leader Hilu stretch out

Mahamat Déby's Herculean labours to secure Chad's borders

ICC team on reconnaissance visit to Khartoum

Hamburg Port Consulting quietly streamlines Port Sudan

Addis and Cairo's communication war heats up

Foreign minister Lamamra dreams of GERD summit in Algiers

UAE and China spar over Horn of Africa ports

What lessons can Khartoum learn from South Sudan for its peace monitoring mechanism?

Spotlight
Sudan fills diplomatic space abandoned by Addis

FBI gain access to Bashir-era archives

Spotlight
Biden's massive aid plan stumbles

Erdogan's golden hello to Khartoum's new masters

Kiir and his right-hand man vying for leadership of Juba peace deal's monitoring mechanism

Talks between Khartoum and rebel leader al-Hilu to resume imminently

Yasir Arman, more than a simple political adviser for Hamdok

Spotlight
USAID gets off to inauspicious start in tackling Sudan's debt

Thiam's complaint could shed light on Hélin's labyrinthine role in Areva case

Spotlight
The worldwide hunt for Bashir's spymasters

Riyad looks to set up shop in Khartoum

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Sudan

Macron bolsters French presence in Horn

In Focus New blood, new approach: how ICC prosecutor plans to rebuild case against Bashir

Hamburg Port Consulting in talks to extend Port Sudan contract

Bashir spymaster's fate tangles ties between Cairo and Khartoum

Operators jockey for Red Sea port contracts

Huawei wants to be first to equip Sudanese operators

Negotiations between Khartoum and rebel leader Hilu stretch out

Mahamat Déby's Herculean labours to secure Chad's borders

ICC team on reconnaissance visit to Khartoum

Hamburg Port Consulting quietly streamlines Port Sudan

Addis and Cairo's communication war heats up

Foreign minister Lamamra dreams of GERD summit in Algiers

UAE and China spar over Horn of Africa ports

What lessons can Khartoum learn from South Sudan for its peace monitoring mechanism?

Spotlight Sudan fills diplomatic space abandoned by Addis

FBI gain access to Bashir-era archives

Spotlight Biden's massive aid plan stumbles

Erdogan's golden hello to Khartoum's new masters

Kiir and his right-hand man vying for leadership of Juba peace deal's monitoring mechanism

Talks between Khartoum and rebel leader al-Hilu to resume imminently

Yasir Arman, more than a simple political adviser for Hamdok

Spotlight USAID gets off to inauspicious start in tackling Sudan's debt

Thiam's complaint could shed light on Hélin's labyrinthine role in Areva case

Spotlight The worldwide hunt for Bashir's spymasters

Riyad looks to set up shop in Khartoum

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

In Focus
New blood, new approach: how ICC prosecutor plans to rebuild case against Bashir

Spotlight
Sudan fills diplomatic space abandoned by Addis

Spotlight
Biden's massive aid plan stumbles

Spotlight
USAID gets off to inauspicious start in tackling Sudan's debt

Spotlight
The worldwide hunt for Bashir's spymasters