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Sudanese ambassador's departure leaves Addis seat vacant

Jamal El Sheikh, Sudan's ambassador to Ethiopia, quietly retired in December without the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) having time to find a replacement.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.01.2024

Sudan to get new humanitarian coordination mechanism

The organisers of the Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Conference held in Cairo in late November are hoping to set up a new mechanism in January to better coordinate the humanitarian response to the Sudanese conflict.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - Sudan : the generals waging war 21.12.2023

Future of UNITAMS up in air

The Security Council is pondering the future of the UN mission in Sudan, which has been on hold since fighting broke out in April. Its mandate may be extended for a few months but its long-term fate is uncertain.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - Sudan : the generals waging war 23.11.2023

EU states at odds over Sudan sanctions

Brussels is set to decide sanctions against the two Sudanese belligerents. But member states don't see eye to eye on who to target.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - Sudan : the generals waging war 21.11.2023

General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo in Khartoum, Sudan, on 19 February 2023. © Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters

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Hemeti's youngest brother emerges from shadows in bid for RSF prominence

Under new international sanctions, the leadership of the Rapid Support Forces is increasingly divided. With Hemeti's inner circle no longer able to travel freely, the general's youngest brother al-Gony Hamdan Dagalo is trying to establish himself as the paramilitary group's new ambassador.

Subscribers only Defence 17.11.2023

Algeria's then FM Ramtane Lamamra at the UN General Assembly, NYC, US, 26 September 2022. © Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Guterres poised to appoint Algeria's Lamamra as UN special envoy for Sudan

Article published on 17/11/23 at 4:35pm - The UN Secretary-General spoke to Algeria's former foreign minister Ramtane Lamamra on 16 November and officially asked him to be the UN special envoy for Sudan.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - Sudan : the generals waging war 17.11.2023

Tensions emerge amid efforts to draft new constitution

The Max Planck Foundation is helping Sudanese civilians lay the groundwork for a constitution, but the involvement of a coalition close to the army has sparked uproar.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 16.11.2023

Algeria's Ramtane Lamamra in pole position for UN special envoy post

The position has been vacant since the resignation on September 13 of Germany's Volker Perthes, who had been appointed in 2021.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.11.2023

Sudanese multinational DAL leads company exodus from Khartoum to Wad Madani

Some 15 Sudanese companies look set to follow the lead of multinational DAL and relocate to Wad Madani 130 km south-east of Khartoum to escape the war.

Subscribers only Business 02.11.2023

London puts Burhan and Hemeti under pressure at the UN

The UN Human Rights Council will vote next week on the creation of a commission of enquiry into abuses committed during the Sudan conflict. The draft resolution put forward by the United Kingdom, seen by Africa Intelligence, points the finger at both the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.10.2023

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US casts wider net to keep Jeddah peace talks alive

Much criticised, the United States is attempting to keep the Jeddah peace talks on track by broadening its mediation efforts to secure a ceasefire. To this end, it has also rung the changes in its own team.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.10.2023

JEM splinter group wants to set up new anti-war movement

Divisions within Gibril Ibrahim's Justice and Equality Movement led to its rupture at the end of August. The breakaway faction is due to meet again this month in Addis Ababa in a bid to set up a new coalition.

Subscribers only Politics 02.10.2023

General Burhan looks to forge alliances with eastern tribes

Overpowered by the Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is seeking to consolidate his ranks in Port Sudan and the east of the country. Some communities are expected to provide the regular army with reinforcements.

Subscribers only Defence 27.09.2023

Sudanese Armed Forces mark Army Day in Sudan's eastern Gadaref State near the border with Ethiopia on 14 August 2023.

General Burhan's thwarted diplomatic offensive

Facing setbacks in Khartoum, Sudan's military leader embarked on a diplomatic tour aimed at restoring his legitimacy and statesmanship. While he managed to secure a series of high-level meetings in Sudan's neighbouring countries and in New York, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan had to abandon some of his plans.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.09.2023

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Sudan

Sudanese ambassador's departure leaves Addis seat vacant

Sudan to get new humanitarian coordination mechanism

Future of UNITAMS up in air

EU states at odds over Sudan sanctions

Spotlight
Hemeti's youngest brother emerges from shadows in bid for RSF prominence

Guterres poised to appoint Algeria's Lamamra as UN special envoy for Sudan

Tensions emerge amid efforts to draft new constitution

Algeria's Ramtane Lamamra in pole position for UN special envoy post

Sudanese multinational DAL leads company exodus from Khartoum to Wad Madani

London puts Burhan and Hemeti under pressure at the UN

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US casts wider net to keep Jeddah peace talks alive

JEM splinter group wants to set up new anti-war movement

General Burhan looks to forge alliances with eastern tribes

General Burhan's thwarted diplomatic offensive

Civilian coalition postpones Addis meeting due to internal divisions

Political players opposed to Sudan civil war seek to unify voices

Rebel leader Abdelaziz al-Hilu in spotlight after reported meeting with Burhan

Sudan's crucial farming sector on point of collapse amid civil war

Global Fund and health minister clash over aid millions

Sudan civil war spreads to judicial arena

Fresh talks take place in Addis Ababa for Sudan's civil front

EU to penalise Hemeti and Burhan's entourage

UN working on survey of crimes against civilians

Brussels attempts conflict resolution through political concord

Hemeti gains recruits in Darfur rear base

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Sudan

Sudanese ambassador's departure leaves Addis seat vacant

Sudan to get new humanitarian coordination mechanism

Future of UNITAMS up in air

EU states at odds over Sudan sanctions

Spotlight Hemeti's youngest brother emerges from shadows in bid for RSF prominence

Guterres poised to appoint Algeria's Lamamra as UN special envoy for Sudan

Tensions emerge amid efforts to draft new constitution

Algeria's Ramtane Lamamra in pole position for UN special envoy post

Sudanese multinational DAL leads company exodus from Khartoum to Wad Madani

London puts Burhan and Hemeti under pressure at the UN

Spotlight US casts wider net to keep Jeddah peace talks alive

JEM splinter group wants to set up new anti-war movement

General Burhan looks to forge alliances with eastern tribes

General Burhan's thwarted diplomatic offensive

Civilian coalition postpones Addis meeting due to internal divisions

Political players opposed to Sudan civil war seek to unify voices

Rebel leader Abdelaziz al-Hilu in spotlight after reported meeting with Burhan

Sudan's crucial farming sector on point of collapse amid civil war

Global Fund and health minister clash over aid millions

Sudan civil war spreads to judicial arena

Fresh talks take place in Addis Ababa for Sudan's civil front

EU to penalise Hemeti and Burhan's entourage

UN working on survey of crimes against civilians

Brussels attempts conflict resolution through political concord

Hemeti gains recruits in Darfur rear base

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Hemeti's youngest brother emerges from shadows in bid for RSF prominence

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US casts wider net to keep Jeddah peace talks alive