Spotlight | Sudan
RSF struggle to roll out their administration

Sudan
Hemeti and Abdelaziz al-Hilu split over who to name as future army chief

The head of the Rapid Support Forces has just appointed a new security and defence council within the Tasis coalition. In the long term, he has to organise an army opposed to that of Port Sudan.

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Sudan, Morocco, Ethiopia

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Egypt, Sudan
Burhan and Sisi stick to hardline pact in face of refugee crisis

Under pressure from his allies to address the plight of the millions of Sudanese refugees in Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is focusing on his military and diplomatic alliance with the Egyptian regime. For its part, Cairo intends to use its role as a gateway for migrants to secure concessions from Brussels.

Sudan
Civil society to take centre stage at Berlin conference on the war

While fighting continues, the meeting in mid-April in the German capital is expected to focus on promoting dialogue between various civilian groups. But the decision to invite or exclude certain parties is causing tensions.

Sudan
Port Sudan government finds itself in a tight spot with its allies

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is struggling to bring to fruition the military aid projects initiated with his Gulf partners. Personal disagreements and the persistent presence of Islamists among his supporters are undermining the Sudanese Armed Forces commander's legitimacy.

Egypt, Sudan
Cairo increasingly drawn into the Sudan conflict

Egypt has intensified its support for Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's regular army since its defeat in El Fasher in October. The war in Iran offers the Sudanese Armed Forces commander a decisive opportunity to launch an offensive in western Sudan, with the strategic support of his allies.

Sudan
Sudanese factions solicit support at AU summit

The Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces and the non-aligned Somoud coalition all used the continental gathering as a lobbying opportunity.

Sudan
The search is on for Ramtane Lamamra's successor as special envoy for Sudan

The former Algerian foreign minister is stepping down from his position as UN special envoy to Sudan. Two names are circulating in diplomatic circles for his replacement.

Sudan
General al-Burhan submits response to Boulos's peace plan

Donald Trump's Africa adviser intends to refer a proposal for ending the war in Sudan to the US president's Board of Peace. Yet Sudan's army and the paramilitaries remain firmly entrenched in their positions.

Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan
Hemeti and Tutkew Gatluak Manime's low-key Nairobi meeting

Oil issues were in all likelihood at the heart of the discussions between the RSF leader and Juba's head of security. The fate of the Sudanese site of Heglig, recently occupied by the South Sudanese People's Defence Forces, was probably central to their talks.

Sudan
Anti-war coalition rails against Islamists as it tours Europe

For the past 10 days, the coalition led by Abdallah Hamdok has been trying to drum up fresh support in European capitals. During these meetings, at the risk of undermining their professed neutrality, its members have systematically denounced the Muslim Brotherhood, which is allied with Sudan's regular army.

Sudan
US arms sales to Abu Dhabi questioned again by Congress

Democratic members of the US Congress want to push Donald Trump to halt deliveries of military equipment to the Gulf country until its role in the Sudanese conflict has been clarified.

Sudan
After fall of El Fasher, attention shifts to Jebel Marra

The Rapid Support Forces are insisting that the Sudan Liberation Movement hand over army soldiers who have taken refuge in this isolated mountainous area. Urged to join the parallel government, the SLM is also troubled by internal divisions.