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Fresh talks take place in Addis Ababa for Sudan's civil front

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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. [...]

A handful of Sudanese politicians and former rebels met in Addis Ababa on 14 and 15 August to try to establish a third voice in the conflict between Hemeti's RSF and al-Burhan's SAF. [...]

Published on 16/08/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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“The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur”

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The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Abdelaziz al-Hilu
Ba'ath Party
Communist Party
Forces of Freedom and Change
Hemeti
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
National Congress Party
Omar al-Bashir
Rapid Support Forces
Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North
Sudan Revolutionary Front
Sudanese Armed Forces

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AU struggles to advance inter-Sudanese dialogue

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Taqaddum civil movement in Juba to talk peace

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Sudanese ambassador's departure leaves Addis seat vacant

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General Burhan's thwarted diplomatic offensive

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President of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan, Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on 21 September 2023.

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Civilian coalition postpones Addis meeting due to internal divisions

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Political players opposed to Sudan civil war seek to unify voices

Sudanese trade unions, political parties and tribal leaders are to meet next week in Addis Ababa to draw up an agenda for the continuation of the mediation undertaken by IGAD and the African Union.

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Rebel leader Abdelaziz al-Hilu in spotlight after reported meeting with Burhan

There is speculation that Abdelaziz al-Hilu, leader of the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army-North (SPLM-N), may rally behind Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) boss Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in the civil war ravaging the country.

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Sudan civil war spreads to judicial arena

The Sudanese Armed Forces plan to submit a file on alleged abuses by Hemeti's Rapid Support Forces militia to the ICC by the end of the month. A civilian close to ousted president Omar al-Bashir's regime has been tasked with compiling it.

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EU to penalise Hemeti and Burhan's entourage

The EU is preparing to slap sanctions on some in the entourage of the two belligerents in Sudan's conflict. The European External Action Service is finalising a list of people and companies linked to the country's two strongmen.

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Brussels attempts conflict resolution through political concord

In light of the failed US-Saudi-led talks, Europe's diplomats are trying to get actors from civil society and political parties on the same page, a task fraught with difficulties given the many points that divide them.

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Hemeti gains recruits in Darfur rear base

The Rapid Support Forces have been joined by a division of the Central Reserve Police, a paramilitary unit inherited from the Bashir era that has fought alongside the army in the current conflict.

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Fugitive NCP veteran Ali Karti ready to pounce from the shadows

Ali Ahmed Karti, once a devotee of the late Hassan Turabi and the unchallenged leader of Sudan's Islamic political movement, is one of the richest men in Sudan. After four years on the run, he has reappeared in the thick of the war between the regular army and a paramilitary force - and he intends to make the most of the opportunities this presents.

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From left: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Omar al-Bashir, Ali Karti and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

Sudan
Hemeti sends envoy to tell Europe how RSF protects civilians

Youssef Ezzat, a political adviser to the leader of the Rapid Support Forces, is to visit Berlin and London after a trip to Paris to try to convince these major Western powers that his camp is going all out to protect Sudanese civilians.

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Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo during a press conference at Rapid Support Forces headquarter in Khartoum, on 19 February 2023.

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Hemeti
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
National Congress Party
Omar al-Bashir
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