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Hemeti struggling to finance path to peace

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“Sudan, a new playground for business”
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Sudan, a new playground for business

The coup led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on 25 October 2021 has stopped Sudan's transition model dead in its tracks. With a military junta in power, international institutions and Western governments have stopped sending aid to Khartoum as they wait for guarantees from the new administration. Yet important economic reforms launched at the end of 2020 have turned Sudan into a new market which banks and multinationals are hoping to conquer. Meanwhile, Moscow, Beijing, Ankara and the Gulf states have been watching these developments from afar, only mildly condemning the regime change which may well work in their favour as they also try to seize opportunities in this new El Dorado.
People celebrate after the signing of the Juba agreement on October 3, 2020.
People celebrate after the signing of the Juba agreement on October 3, 2020. © Atiol Elmalik/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
Deemed overly ambitious, the peace deal Khartoum agreed to with rebel groups in October is having trouble finding funds. [...] (381 words)
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Signing of the Juba agreement on October 3, 2020. On the left, Asam Saeed (Baja Opposition Alliances), in the center Minni Minawi (Sudan Liberation Army), on the right Jibril Ibrahim (Justice and Equality Movement). © ATIOL ELMALIK/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
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SUDAN Diplomacy 30/11/2020

Will Sudan's lost legions return to Darfur from Libya and Yemen? 

The Darfur rebels and their sworn enemies, the Janjaweed militias, who are currently serving as auxiliaries on the battle fronts in Libya and Yemen, have been invited by their commanders to return to Darfur following the signing of a peace agreement in early October.

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