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Tensions emerge amid efforts to draft new constitution

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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. [...]

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. [...]

Published on 16/11/2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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“The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur”

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Sudan
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Abdelaziz Oshar
Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council
Forces of Freedom and Change-Democratic Bloc
Gibril Ibrahim
Hemeti
Ismail Al Taj
Mahi Rabih
Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law
Minni Minnawi
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Mubarak Ardol
National Umma Party
Omar Ahmed Saleh
Rapid Support Forces
Rüdiger Wolfrum
Siddig Alsaddig
Sudanese Armed Forces
Sudanese Congress Party
Sudanese Mineral Resources Co
Sudanese Professionals Association
Suliman Arcua Minnawi

Sudan
Hamdok's unilateral actions create headache for Taqaddum coalition

A few days away from a key convention in Addis Ababa, the former Sudanese PM and leader of the civil coalition is facing mounting criticism, both internally and from Western diplomatic circles, for his independent initiatives.

Subscribers only Politics 24.05.2024

Abdalla Hamdok during a press conference in Abu Dhabi on 16 April 2023.

Sudan
Taqaddum civil movement struggles to organise expansion meet

The coalition led by Sudanese former prime minister Abdalla Hamdok is keen to bring in more political movements. But its ambitions clash with regional interests in the country's civil war.

Subscribers only Politics 08.05.2024

Former Sudanese prime minister Abdalla Hamdok, in December 2019.

Sudan
Guest list for Paris humanitarian conference still under debate

French diplomats preparing a meeting on the humanitarian crisis in Sudan are hoping to bring together different points of view at a time when movements opposed to the war are still struggling to reach agreement.

Subscribers only Politics 05.03.2024

Sudan
Rebel group SPLM-N sets conditions for joining Taqaddum movement

The Sudanese Coordination of Civil Democratic Forces, aka Taqaddum, is formalising talks with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement - North (SPLM-N).

Subscribers only Politics 13.02.2024

Sudan
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

Spotlight | Sudan
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

Sudan
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.

Sudan
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

President of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan, Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on 21 September 2023.

Spotlight | Sudan
AU sets out plan to take the reins on Sudan de-escalation

The African Union Commission, riding a wave of virulent criticism against US-Saudi mediation efforts on Sudan and amid the failure of various ceasefire agreements, is working on its own de-escalation plan, which Africa Intelligence has seen.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.05.2023

Bankole Adeoye, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, and Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), talk between themselves as they arrive at the AU headquarters for a meeting of the Extended Mechanism on the Sudan Crisis in Addis Ababa on 2 May 2023.

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Sudan
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Abdelaziz Oshar
Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council
Forces of Freedom and Change-Democratic Bloc
Gibril Ibrahim
Hemeti
Ismail Al Taj
Mahi Rabih
Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law
Minni Minnawi
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Mubarak Ardol
National Umma Party
Omar Ahmed Saleh
Rapid Support Forces
Rüdiger Wolfrum
Siddig Alsaddig
Sudanese Armed Forces
Sudanese Congress Party
Sudanese Mineral Resources Co
Sudanese Professionals Association
Suliman Arcua Minnawi

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