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African Union set to decide on who should secure Khartoum airport

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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. [...]

Satellite image of Khartoum International Airport, 17 April 2023. © Courtesy of Maxar Technologies/Handout via Reuters

It is currently impossible to fly into the Sudanese capital because of the fighting. The AU is in the process of deciding how best to secure the site so that humanitarian workers and African and Western mediators can begin their work on the ground. [...]

Published on 08/05/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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“The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur”

Sudan

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Abiy Ahmed
African Union
Hemeti
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Islamic State
Ismail Omar Guelleh
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Mohammed el-Hassan Labat
Moussa Faki Mahamat
Peace and Security Committee
Rapid Support Forces
Salva Kiir
Sudanese Armed Forces
William Ruto

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Bankole Adeoye, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, and Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), talk between themselves as they arrive at the AU headquarters for a meeting of the Extended Mechanism on the Sudan Crisis in Addis Ababa on 2 May 2023.

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Burhan and Hemeti both using envoys to sway African Union chair

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General al-Burhan dispatches his emissaries on regional diplomatic tour

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Who are Hemeti's generals in Darfur?

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Commander of the Rapid Support Forces Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, in South Darfur State, in September 2017.

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Hemeti and Burhan prepare to cross swords

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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.

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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Abiy Ahmed
African Union
Hemeti
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Islamic State
Ismail Omar Guelleh
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Mohammed el-Hassan Labat
Moussa Faki Mahamat
Peace and Security Committee
Rapid Support Forces
Salva Kiir
Sudanese Armed Forces
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