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The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur
Generals Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. © Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency/AFP

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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.

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur
Generals Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. © Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency/AFP

Sudan
French foreign minister shuns Port Sudan to avoid legitimising SAF leader

His officials redirected him to Chad instead to avoid sending out an ambiguous message.

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Sudan
Taqaddum executive committee meets in Entebbe

Some 100 Sudanese civilian coalition leaders are travelling to the Ugandan city today in an effort to quell the divisions undermining the movement.

A fighter loyal to Abdel Fattah al-Burhan during a graduation ceremony in Gedaref, southeastern Sudan, on 27 May 2024.
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A fighter loyal to Abdel Fattah al-Burhan during a graduation ceremony in Gedaref, southeastern Sudan, on 27 May 2024.

Sudan
Former Janjaweed warlord Musa Hilal's faltering comeback

Musa Hilal, a long-standing rival of paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo in the Darfur region, is manoeuvring behind the scenes and waiting for an opportunity to make a comeback as the country's civil war rages.

Sudanese Janjaweed militia chief Musa Hilal in Khartoum on 11 March 2021.
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Sudanese Janjaweed militia chief Musa Hilal in Khartoum on 11 March 2021.

South Sudan, Sudan
Tigrayan peacekeepers left stranded by civil war

Hundreds of Ethiopian soldiers from Tigray were deployed in peace missions in Sudan and South Sudan at the turn of this decade. But civil wars, first in their native region and then in Sudan, have prevented their return home, and they have still not received payment for their two-year mission.

Ethiopian former peacekeepers, deployed to the Abyei region, disembark from a United Nations aircraft in Sudan on 15 May 2022 after seeking asylum.
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Ethiopian former peacekeepers, deployed to the Abyei region, disembark from a United Nations aircraft in Sudan on 15 May 2022 after seeking asylum.

Sudan
Burhan expands his team of lobbyists in Washington

As they attempt to recapture Khartoum from the RSF, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's SAF is increasing its PR campaigns, hiring a bevvy of lobbyists in Washington.

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan at the COP29 Climate Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, 12 November 2024.
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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan at the COP29 Climate Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, 12 November 2024.

Sudan
Saudi Arabia resumes consular activities in Port Sudan

It is due to resume its consular activities at the beginning of December.

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Sudan
EU mulls fresh sanctions on Sudan's warring parties

With no let-up in sight after 18 months of devastating conflict, member states of the European bloc will next week decide whether to extend punitive measures imposed earlier this year on some of the war's key players.

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Central African Republic, Sudan
Touadéra switches allegiance in Sudan civil war

The Central African Republic president is distancing himself from Sudan's paramilitary RSF leader Hemeti and forging ties with his enemy in the country's civil war, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. In exchange, Bangui wants CAR rebel leaders in Sudan arrested.

Faustin-Archange Touadéra in Moscow, Russia, 16 February 2024.
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Faustin-Archange Touadéra in Moscow, Russia, 16 February 2024.

Sudan
Not yet time to send peacekeepers to Sudan, says Guterres

UN Secretary-General António Guterres is due to present a report to the Security Council on 28 October on the protection of civilians in Sudan's civil war. It will say that conditions are not yet right for the intervention of a UN force in the country.

António Guterres at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, on 11 October 2024.
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António Guterres at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, on 11 October 2024.

Sudan
Sudanese religious leaders to meet in Cairo

The gathering is to take place on 13 and 14 November.

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Sudan
Burhan plays for time before US election

Following the failure of mediation in Geneva, and as the United States gets closer to its presidential election, the war in Sudan is intensifying. The head of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, is seeking to take advantage of the situation.

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Beijing, China, 3 September 2024.
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Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Beijing, China, 3 September 2024.

Spotlight | Sudan
Washington, Brussels and London seek common ground on new sanctions

While the United States is trying to negotiate a humanitarian agreement between Sudan's warring parties in Geneva, Western powers are preparing a new set of sanctions. The two agendas risk clashing.

US Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello, in Geneva, Switzerland, 23 August 2024.
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US Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello, in Geneva, Switzerland, 23 August 2024.

Inner circles | Sudan
The Bashir old guard in Hemeti's ranks

Key figures in the ousted regime of Omar al-Bashir now gravitate around the RSF paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, despite his claim of battling the regular army in part to rid Sudan of the former president's stalwarts.

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemeti, Sudan's Rapid Support Forces paramilitary commander in Khartoum on 8 June 2022.
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Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemeti, Sudan's Rapid Support Forces paramilitary commander in Khartoum on 8 June 2022.

Egypt, Sudan
Burhan appoints trusted ambassador to Cairo ahead of Jeddah talks

Sudanese Armed Forces chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has appointed Emad al-Din Mustafa Adawi as Sudan's ambassador in Cairo. The move comes as talks with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are to resume in Jeddah in the latest bid to end the civil war.

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Sudan
Burhan clan divided ahead of Jeddah talks

The head of the Sudanese Armed Forces is walking a tightrope ahead of Saudi-hosted peace talks a year after civil war erupted, with several voices now calling for dialogue to resume.

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan greets military personnel in Gedaref state, 10 April 2024.
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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan greets military personnel in Gedaref state, 10 April 2024.

Sudan
Washington changes strategy ahead of fresh talks in Jeddah

Talks led by the US and Saudi Arabia aimed at resolving Sudan's civil war are due to resume in the coming days. The new US special envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, hopes to learn from his predecessors' failings.

US Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello.
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US Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello.

Libya, Sudan
Abdelhamid Dabaiba's futile bid to mediate in Sudan civil war

Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba, hoping to make his mark on the international stage, tried to mediate in the Sudanese conflict but his attempt went nowhere. Washington and Riyadh are meanwhile trying to relaunch talks to end the civil war.

The Prime Minister of Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid Dabaiba, on 16 January 2023.
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The Prime Minister of Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid Dabaiba, on 16 January 2023.

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

Discreet contacts have been made in recent weeks between the entourage of the CAR president and the head of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council, who are hoping to overcome the remaining obstacles and meet soon.

Central African president Faustin-Archange Touadéra and General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sudanese transition.
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Central African president Faustin-Archange Touadéra and General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sudanese transition.

Sudan
Taqaddum civil movement in Juba to talk peace

A Taqaddum delegation is visiting the South Sudanese capital for a few days. It is due to meet President Salva Kiir and Sudanese rebel leaders who have sought sanctuary there.

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Sudan
Sudan to get new humanitarian coordination mechanism

The organisers of the Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Conference held in Cairo in late November are hoping to set up a new mechanism in January to better coordinate the humanitarian response to the Sudanese conflict.

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