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Ethiopia, Sudan
Malik Agar pursues quiet diplomacy to ease rift with Addis Ababa

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Malik Agar, deputy chair of the Sovereignty Council and leader of one of the factions of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) in Gedaref, Sudan, in December 2023.
Malik Agar, deputy chair of the Sovereignty Council and leader of one of the factions of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) in Gedaref, Sudan, in December 2023. © Ebrahim Hamid/AFP

The deputy chief of the Sovereignty Council worked behind the scenes to mediate in Sudan's public feud with its neighbour. He now hopes to use a similar approach to restart peace talks domestically.

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