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

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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. [...]

Algeria's then FM Ramtane Lamamra at the UN General Assembly, NYC, US, 26 September 2022. © Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Article published on 17/11/23 at 4:35pm - The UN Secretary-General spoke to Algeria's former foreign minister Ramtane Lamamra on 16 November and officially asked him to be the UN special envoy for Sudan. [...]

Published on 17/11/2023 at 05:40 GMT

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

Libya
Three-horse race to helm UN mission

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Sudan
Burhan and Touadéra seek rapprochement under Algiers' watchful eye

Sudan
Future of UNITAMS up in air

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

Spotlight | Sudan
US casts wider net to keep Jeddah peace talks alive

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

Sudan
Security Council mulls renewal of UNITAMS mandate

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

Sudan
UN envoy Volker Perthes comes up with road map for political consensus

Egypt, Sudan
UN envoy Volker Perthes expecting frosty reception in Cairo