Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Sudan
Darfour governor Minni Minnawi presses Brussels to blacklist the RSF

The ally of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's Sudanese Armed Forces is stepping up calls to the EU but designating the paramilitaries as a terrorist organisation could undermine negotiations with his rival Hemeti.

Sudan
Massad Boulos's ceasefire proposal runs up against General Burhan's red lines

Washington is beginning to grow impatient with the Sudanese Armed Forces' reluctance to agree to a possible ceasefire. The matter had been discussed at the Cairo meeting in June, which was attended by Donald Trump's Africa adviser.

Sudan
Cancelled food aid contract exposes clash between ministers

The termination of a humanitarian contract conceals a longer-running power struggle over control of public spending between the Sudanese finance minister and his counterpart in information.

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Sudan
Darfur governor calls on Brussels to exclude RSF from talks

While the loyalist army has struggled to make any ground advances since the fall of El Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces in late 2025, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's camp is seeking to shift the framework of the discussions and engage directly with the United Arab Emirates.

Sudan
Riyadh quietly lobbies within Tasis ranks

Saudi Arabia is seeking to build a bespoke civilian base around General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan capable of winning international backing. Members of the pro-RSF civilian coalition have been approached.

Sudan
Riyadh wires millions of dollars for two RSF defectors

Saudi Arabia is offering financial and diplomatic support to Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in hopes that the commander will work to release the grip of Islamist networks on the Sudanese Armed Forces.

Sudan
Hemeti challenges Port Sudan's currency stranglehold

As the Rapid Support Forces organise themselves around a financial ecosystem, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's government is seeing its efforts to reintegrate international financial circuits run up against Washington.

Ethiopia, Sudan
Quintet mediation in Addis Ababa derailed by divisions

The delicate attempt to unite Sudan's political class around a common roadmap fell apart on the margins of talks in Addis Ababa at the start of June. Beneath the veneer of agreement on a preparatory committee, deep fault lines paralysed international mediation.

Guinea
Special forces load up on new Turkish assault rifles

The country's authorities have signed a contract with the small arms manufacturer Sarsilmaz to strengthen the army and gendarmerie elite units, troops particularly favoured by the regime.

Sudan
Abu Dhabi pulls out of its commitment to provide humanitarian aid

In February, the United Arab Emirates announced a $500m package for a UN humanitarian aid fund for Sudan. The monarchy is now going back on its word, citing budgetary constraints related to the United States and Israel's war against Iran, weakening an already underfunded response plan.

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.

Sudan
European embassies delay return to Khartoum

Whilst Port Sudan is courting European diplomatic missions to return to the recaptured city of Khartoum, embassies continue to operate from neighbouring capitals.