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Sudan runs with Moscow hare and hunts with Washington hounds

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“Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war”

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Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war

Despite taking place thousands of kilometres from Africa, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is having a substantial impact on the continent's economies and governments. Facing hurdles in the supply of grain, fertiliser and fuel, and starved of Russian investment, especially in mining projects, African countries are trying to adapt to the crisis while Moscow and Western countries are lobbying hard to bring them into line with their respective positions. [...]

The Chairman of the Sudanese Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Deputy Chairman of the Council Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemeti. © Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool/File Photo/Reuters/Marwan Ali/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Sudan's interim vice president took the stage last month alongside top Russian government figures. Two weeks earlier, Sudanese authorities signed a lobbying contract with a US firm in Washington. [...]

Published on 07/03/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
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Ezzadean Elsafi
Gibril Ibrahim
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Sudan, United States
Robert B. Crowe, Sudan's lobbyist in Washington

An Anglo-Sudanese company has hired Crowe to promote its interests with the US administration and Congress. The move comes shortly after the signing of a framework agreement between Sudan's military junta and part of the civilian opposition.

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Hemeti seeks to polish international image and prepare presidential race

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the number two in Sudan's interim regime, is trying to polish his international reputation. His aim is to play down his links with Moscow and prepare for a possible presidential election battle with regime leader Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan.

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Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo speaks during a constitutional declaration signing ceremony in Khartoum, Sudan, 4 August 2019.

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UN envoy Volker Perthes expecting frosty reception in Cairo

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) in Sudan, Volker Perthes, is due to meet with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo this week.

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Hemeti and Burhan prepare to cross swords

The vice-president of the Sudanese sovereignty council, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemeti, and President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan have been on a round of trips abroad. Each is trying to establish himself as the sole interlocutor for the country's main partners.

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Top: Hemeti (right) with Russian Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Movin on 26 February 2022. Bottom: Burhan (left) with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince MbZ on 10 March 2022.

Spotlight | Africa, Russia
Russian ambassadors in Africa in combat mode

For several weeks, Russian diplomats all over Africa have been using all the means at their disposal to justify their country's invasion of Ukraine and limit its impact on Russia's interests on the continent.

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A parade organised on 26 February 2022 in the streets of Kinshasa in support of the Russian military operation in Ukraine.

Sudan
Upstaged by Hemeti's diplomatic tour, Burhan seeks security kudos

In a bid to regain some of the limelight stolen by his deputy, sovereignty council president Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is working to unite Sudan's various militia groups into a single armed force.

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Sovereignty council president Abdel Fatah Al-Burhan.

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Al Burhan's militia allies in Khartoum on edge in Darfur

Since last November, West Sudan has once again become rife with tension. Though the violence never completely subsided after Bashir's fall, it is now feeding off and into political instability in the capital.

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Moscow prepares its return to Khartoum, following in Egypt's tracks

The Russian defence ministry's International Cooperation Directorate is preparing a trip to Sudan in a bid to renew ties with Khartoum despite its relative isolation on the international scene. Regardless of the military takeover, Moscow is still hoping to establish a naval base in the Red Sea.

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Ready for anything to mark diplomatic win, Trump himself calls on Hamdok to recognise Israel

With two weeks to the presidential election to go, US President Trump has played his ace card to get Sudan to recognise Israel. Aware that the stakes go far beyond its borders, the Sudanese leaders remain divided.

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Vested interests in play as Sudan sits on its hands over gold smuggling

As it negotiates to re-establish relations with the International Monetary Fund, Sudan is under pressure to better control its gold exports. The trouble is, the yellow metal's leading dealers sit on the ruling Sovereign Council.

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Gold bars seized from a plane by Sudanese Rapid Support Forces at Khartoum Airport are displayed in an investigation into possible smuggling, in Khartoum, Sudan May 9, 2019.

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Snubbed by Sudan, Pompeo and Netanyahu scour Africa in search of support

Despite months of lobbying, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has failed to convince the president of Sudan's Sovereign Council to recognise Israel or support the Middle East peace plan concocted by Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, 24 August 2020.

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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Sudan runs with Moscow hare and hunts with Washington hounds

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Robert B. Crowe, Sudan's lobbyist in Washington

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Hemeti seeks to polish international image and prepare presidential race

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UN envoy Volker Perthes expecting frosty reception in Cairo

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Hemeti and Burhan prepare to cross swords

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Upstaged by Hemeti's diplomatic tour, Burhan seeks security kudos

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Al Burhan's militia allies in Khartoum on edge in Darfur

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Moscow prepares its return to Khartoum, following in Egypt's tracks

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Ready for anything to mark diplomatic win, Trump himself calls on Hamdok to recognise Israel

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