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Spotlight | Sudan
Coup leader Burhan hunts for new PM in bid to consolidate power

The Chairman of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. © Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia/Twitter

Sudan's interim leader is telling anyone who cares to listen that, five months after the resignation of Abdalla Hamdok, he wants to appoint a new prime minister. That would allow him to consolidate power by further destabilising the already bitterly divided political class. [...]

Published on 28.04.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Abdalla Hamdok
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
African Union
Ahmed al-Bashar
Fadlallah Burmah Nasser
Hunud Abia Kadouf
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
International University of Africa
Mariam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi
National Congress Party
Omar al-Bashir
Tijani al-Sissi
Umma
United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan
Volker Perthes

Algeria, Sudan
Guterres poised to appoint Algeria's Lamamra as UN special envoy for Sudan

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Algeria's then FM Ramtane Lamamra at the UN General Assembly, NYC, US, 26 September 2022.

Sudan
Burhan's efforts to see Sudan's AU suspension lifted fail

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Sudan
Burhan taps back into Sudanese political dialogue

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Abdel Fattah al Burhan in Nairobi, Kenya, on 5 July 2022.

Sudan
Khartoum attempts to charm AU's new peace and security chair

Still suspended from the African Union, the Sudanese authorities want to convince the Peace and Security Council of their good faith and hope that their suspension can be lifted. However, for now the latter remains a distant possibility.

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African high up agenda of France's Security Council presidency

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In Focus | Sudan
Inside Sudan's labyrinthine military-industrial complex

At the heart of the disputes between civilians and the military, which led to the October 2021 coup, are the hundreds of Sudanese companies owned by the army and which remain an obscure maze in which public and private interests are intertwined.

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General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council and commander of the army, in Khartoum on 27 June 2022.

Sudan
The FFC lay down their conditions for taking part in the national dialogue

The national dialogue, which is being overseen by the UN, IGAD and the African Union, has little credibility so long as the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) refuse to take part in it. Three FFC members agreed to meet the generals but have set conditions for taking part in the dialogue, which is currently stalled.

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Sudan
Beja boycott intra-Sudanese dialogue amid community tensions

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Sudan
Burhan sends a friend to France for ambassadorial role

Sudan has proposed Khalid Mohammed Farah Elfahal to head its embassy in France. As in most Western countries where diplomats have taken a stand against the 25 October coup in Khartoum, ambassadorial posts have to be filled to replace those who resigned.

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Sudan
Burhan resurrects Bashir's Green Zone gum arabic export vehicle

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

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Sudan
Moussa Faki given rough political ride on Khartoum visit

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The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki.

Sudan
Peace and security commissioner Adeoye urges AU to get more involved in fixing Sudan crisis

In a report to the African Union's Peace and Security Council, Bankole Adeoye has recommended the institution play a greater role in international mediation efforts to resolve the crisis in Sudan. So far these efforts have been led almost exclusively by UN Special Representative Volker Perthes.

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Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union.

Inner circles | Sudan
Burhan strengthens his grip on power through new sovereignty council

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Ahmed al-Bashar
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International University of Africa
Mariam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi
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Sudan
Burhan's efforts to see Sudan's AU suspension lifted fail

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Burhan taps back into Sudanese political dialogue

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Khartoum attempts to charm AU's new peace and security chair

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African high up agenda of France's Security Council presidency

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Inside Sudan's labyrinthine military-industrial complex

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The FFC lay down their conditions for taking part in the national dialogue

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Beja boycott intra-Sudanese dialogue amid community tensions

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Burhan sends a friend to France for ambassadorial role

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Military supporters manoeuvre behind the scenes to undermine national dialogue process

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Peace and security commissioner Adeoye urges AU to get more involved in fixing Sudan crisis

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Burhan strengthens his grip on power through new sovereignty council