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Spotlight | Sudan
International community struggles to evacuate foreign nationals

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“The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur”

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). The open conflict is having a knock-on effect across the sub-region. The international community has rallied, and numerous attempts at mediation are underway including from the UN, the African Union, the Arab League and the IGAD. [...]

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

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. [...]

Published on 21.04.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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“The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur”

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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Africom
Forces Francaises Stationnees a Djibouti
Hemeti
International Organization for Migration
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Rapid Support Force
UN Department of Safety and Security
Unicef
United Nations
United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan
US Air Force
World Food Programme

Sudan
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.

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

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Bank of Khartoum and Faysal Islamic Bank dominate cashless banking

The two Sudanese banks are the only establishments to offer cashless payment options at a time when access to cash is difficult and even impossible, with banks in Khartoum closing down their over-the-counter services.

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Sudan
World Food Programme's distribution woes

On Monday, the UN elevated Sudan into a category of hunger hotspots of "highest concern". Continuing clashes between the army and paramilitary forces, especially in Khartoum, make it extremely challenging to deliver life-saving food supplies.

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WFP trucks by shelters for Sudanese refugees from the Tandelti area who crossed into Chad, in Koufroun, 30 April 2023.

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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.

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UN special envoy for Horn to address Security Council on Sudan

The United Nations special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Hannah Tetteh, is due to address the UN security council on 9 May. The Ghananian diplomat is expected to talk extensively about the crisis in Sudan.

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Chad, Libya, Sudan
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.

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Spotlight | Africa, Israel
Netanyahu revs up for his return to Africa

Whether in Guinea-Bissau, the DRC or Sudan or at ECOWAS or the African Union, the Israeli prime minister is always looking for chances to highlight the difference between his pro-active diplomacy in Africa and the wait-and-see approach of his predecessor.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Sudan
CAR rebel chief Noureddine Adam seeks to rally dissident groups in country's north

The leader of the FPRC militia has left Khartoum, Sudan, where he was living. At the same time, once rival rebel groups appear to be regrouping in CAR's diamond-rich Vakaga province where the rebellions began.

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Noureddine Adam, the chief of the FPRC, poses in Birao, northern Central African Republic, on December 20, 2017.

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Military supporters manoeuvre behind the scenes to undermine national dialogue process

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Sovereign Council ousts UN peacekeepers from Darfur

The civilian and military leaders of the Sudanese transition lobbied the UN secretary-general hard to secure the withdrawal of the peacekeeping force in Darfur.

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

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Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Spotlight | Sudan
International community struggles to evacuate foreign nationals

Sudan
Future of UNITAMS up in air

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

Sudan
Bank of Khartoum and Faysal Islamic Bank dominate cashless banking

Sudan
World Food Programme's distribution woes

Sudan
Security Council mulls renewal of UNITAMS mandate

East Africa
UN special envoy for Horn to address Security Council on Sudan

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

Spotlight | Africa, Israel
Netanyahu revs up for his return to Africa

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Sudan
CAR rebel chief Noureddine Adam seeks to rally dissident groups in country's north

Sudan
Military supporters manoeuvre behind the scenes to undermine national dialogue process

Sudan
Sovereign Council ousts UN peacekeepers from Darfur