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Unease in Khartoum and N'Djamena as Kaka, Hemeti and Wagner dance a three-step

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“Security, Moscow's way into Africa”

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Security, Moscow's way into Africa

Russia's influence on the continent is spreading in step with rising instability in many African countries and tensions between France and many of its former colonies. This trend is bolstered by the presence of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group close to Vladimir Putin. Its mercenaries have intervened in Libya and Mozambique and are now offering their services in West and Central Africa. Driven by the Kremlin, Russia's security breakthrough in Africa is also backed by the defence ministry, serving Moscow's geopolitical interests, and paving the way for Russia to move into other fields on the continent. [...]

Left: The meeting between Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mahamat Idriss Déby on 31 March. Right: Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. © Presidence.td - @GeneralDagllo/Twitter

Domestic political agendas are in the process of remodelling the regional balance of power between Sudan and Chad while, in the neighbouring Central African Republic, the role of Wagner, which is an ally of Sudan but hostile to Chad, is raising questions. [...] (973 words)

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Diplomacy

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SUDAN
CHAD
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
African Union
Ahmed Kogri
Bichara Issa Djadallah
Chad-Sudan Joint Force
Coalition of Patriots for Change
European Union
Faustin-Archange Touadéra
François Bozizé
Idriss Déby Itno
Mahamat Idriss "Kaka" Deby
Maxime Mokom
Mohamed Hamdan "Hemeti" Dagalo
Nourredin Adam
Omar al-Bechir
Patriotic Front for the Renaissance in the Central African Republic
Rapid Support Forces
Sergey Lavrov
Vladimir Putin
Wagner
Yevgeni Prigozhin

Zelensky's Sudan connection - how Ukraine armed itself in Khartoum

Behind the display of harmony between Russia and its African allies during foreign minister Sergey Lavrov's recent tour, the war in Ukraine is taking its toll on Moscow's relations with the continent. Traditionally pro-Russia Sudan has agreed to serve as a layover for military equipment heading to Ukraine. [...]

CHAD Politics 23/05/2022

Kaka finally obtains draft timetable for peace talks after pressuring Qatar

More than two months after preliminary peace talks opened in Doha, with Qatar's help, N'Djamena has finally managed to obtain a date for the end of discussions with the rebel groups, and hopes that this will lead to an agreement. [...]

The President of the Chadian CNT, Mahamat Idriss Déby received the delegation from the Emir of Qatar on 16 February 2022. © Mahamat Idriss Déby/Twitter

SUDAN Commodity traders Business 13/05/2022

Burhan resurrects Bashir's Green Zone gum arabic export vehicle

Created during the Bashir era, the state-owned Green Zone was designed to compete with Western exporters of Sudanese gum arabic and bring in much-needed foreign currency. Finding itself once again in the eye of the economic storm, Sudan is banking on its erstwhile money spinner. [...]

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. © Abaca Press

CHAD Mining Diplomacy 11/05/2022

Amid gold fever, Italy's Ara Pacis offers to mediate with defectors turned rogue miners

The Rome-based non-profit, which has close ties to Italy's security apparatus, is proposing to mediate between Chad's government and an armed group active in mining gold, a metal that sanctions-struck Russia is keen to get is hands on. [...]

WEST AFRICA Diplomacy 10/05/2022

EU ministers to discuss Africa

EU foreign affairs ministers are scheduled to meet in Brussels on 16 May. While the situation in Ukraine is set to dominate the talks, the agenda is also likely to include Africa, and specifically the Sahel region. [...]

SUDAN Politics 29/04/2022

Darfur kingpin Minni Minawi struggles to emerge from Khartoum's shadow

The prominent governor of Darfur lacks levers of influence in this region, which remains largely dependent on the goodwill of the central government. As the area slides once again into inter-ethnic violence, Minni Minawi's patience is being sorely tested. [...]

Suliman Arcua Minnawi, known as "Minni Minnawi", Governor of Darfur. © Reuters

CHAD Politics 06/04/2022

As opponents tear each other apart at Doha talks, Kaka and his entourage push on

The preliminary talks in Doha between the political and military forces and the Chadian government, which began three weeks ago, are stalling. Splits within one of the main rebel group have come to light. At the same time, the presidency is working on extending the transition period by several months. [...]

SUDAN Politics 20/01/2022

Al Burhan's militia allies in Khartoum on edge in Darfur

Since last November, West Sudan has once again become rife with tension. Though the violence never completely subsided after Bashir's fall, it is now feeding off and into political instability in the capital. [...]

MALI Diplomacy 23/11/2021

Mahamat Déby flies to Bamako on mission to stop Wagner

Chad's interim leader, who is also the current head of the G5 Sahel of which Mali is a member, is expected in Bamako by the end of the month. He hopes to dissuade coup leader Assimi Goita and the Malian junta from hiring the Russian paramilitary company Wagner. [...]

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SUDAN CHAD Diplomacy 21/10/2021

Baba Laddé, master spy of the three borders

By installing the former rebel leader Baba Laddé as its head of intelligence, N'Djamena is hoping to keep a close eye on all its neighbours. His appointment comes amid tensions within the ANS intelligence agency run by Ahmed Kogri. [...]

Undated photo of Chadian intelligence director Baba Laddé. © Général-Baba-Laddé/Facebook

SUDAN CHAD Diplomacy 23/04/2021

Déby's Darfur orphans

Sovereignty Council president Abdel Fattah al-Burhan was in N'Djamena on Friday for the funeral of Idriss Déby, who was very active in Sudan, where he mediated between the transitional authorities in Khartoum and several armed groups. [...]

Chadian President Idriss Déby in Darfur in September 2016. © Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters

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Faustin-Archange Touadéra
François Bozizé
Idriss Déby Itno
Mahamat Idriss "Kaka" Deby
Maxime Mokom
Mohamed Hamdan "Hemeti" Dagalo
Nourredin Adam
Omar al-Bechir
Patriotic Front for the Renaissance in the Central African Republic
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Zelensky's Sudan connection - how Ukraine armed itself in Khartoum

Kaka finally obtains draft timetable for peace talks after pressuring Qatar

Burhan resurrects Bashir's Green Zone gum arabic export vehicle

Amid gold fever, Italy's Ara Pacis offers to mediate with defectors turned rogue miners

EU ministers to discuss Africa

Darfur kingpin Minni Minawi struggles to emerge from Khartoum's shadow

As opponents tear each other apart at Doha talks, Kaka and his entourage push on

Al Burhan's militia allies in Khartoum on edge in Darfur

Mahamat Déby flies to Bamako on mission to stop Wagner

Baba Laddé, master spy of the three borders

Déby's Darfur orphans

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