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Spotlight | Sudan
Coup leader Burhan hunts for new PM in bid to consolidate power

The Chairman of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. © Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia/Twitter

Sudan's interim leader is telling anyone who cares to listen that, five months after the resignation of Abdalla Hamdok, he wants to appoint a new prime minister. That would allow him to consolidate power by further destabilising the already bitterly divided political class. [...]

Published on 28/04/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Abdalla Hamdok
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
African Union
Ahmed al-Bashar
Fadlallah Burmah Nasser
Hunud Abia Kadouf
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
International University of Africa
Mariam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi
National Congress Party
Omar al-Bashir
Tijani al-Sissi
Umma
United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan
Volker Perthes

Algeria, Sudan
Guterres poised to appoint Algeria's Lamamra as UN special envoy for Sudan

Article published on 17/11/23 at 4:35pm - The UN Secretary-General spoke to Algeria's former foreign minister Ramtane Lamamra on 16 November and officially asked him to be the UN special envoy for Sudan.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.11.2023

Algeria's then FM Ramtane Lamamra at the UN General Assembly, NYC, US, 26 September 2022.

Sudan
Burhan's efforts to see Sudan's AU suspension lifted fail

Ahead of the summit of African Union heads of state to be held on 15 February in Addis Ababa, Sudan has sent a high foreign ministry official to push for its AU membership ban to be overturned.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.02.2023

Sudan
Burhan taps back into Sudanese political dialogue

Though officially no longer part of the talks, the army has been commenting on and proposing changes to the Sudan Bar Association draft constitution, a text most stakeholders support. However, some of the junta's allies remain staunchly opposed to the new text.

Subscribers only Politics 09.11.2022

Abdel Fattah al Burhan in Nairobi, Kenya, on 5 July 2022.

Sudan
Khartoum attempts to charm AU's new peace and security chair

Still suspended from the African Union, the Sudanese authorities want to convince the Peace and Security Council of their good faith and hope that their suspension can be lifted. However, for now the latter remains a distant possibility.

Free access Diplomacy 04.11.2022

Africa, United Nations
African high up agenda of France's Security Council presidency

Several of the dossiers waiting for France after it took over the presidency of the United Nations Security Council on 1 September concern the African continent.

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In Focus | Sudan
Inside Sudan's labyrinthine military-industrial complex

At the heart of the disputes between civilians and the military, which led to the October 2021 coup, are the hundreds of Sudanese companies owned by the army and which remain an obscure maze in which public and private interests are intertwined.

Subscribers only Defence 25.07.2022

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council and commander of the army, in Khartoum on 27 June 2022.

Sudan
The FFC lay down their conditions for taking part in the national dialogue

The national dialogue, which is being overseen by the UN, IGAD and the African Union, has little credibility so long as the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) refuse to take part in it. Three FFC members agreed to meet the generals but have set conditions for taking part in the dialogue, which is currently stalled.

Subscribers only Politics 15.06.2022

Sudan
Beja boycott intra-Sudanese dialogue amid community tensions

Eastern Sudan is still prey to strong divisions, which this week led to the resignation of the governor of Red Sea. This occurred on the eve of the national dialogue, which got underway on Wednesday under the auspices of the UN, AU and IGAD.

Subscribers only Politics 10.06.2022

Sudan
Burhan sends a friend to France for ambassadorial role

Sudan has proposed Khalid Mohammed Farah Elfahal to head its embassy in France. As in most Western countries where diplomats have taken a stand against the 25 October coup in Khartoum, ambassadorial posts have to be filled to replace those who resigned.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.05.2022

Sudan
Burhan resurrects Bashir's Green Zone gum arabic export vehicle

Created during the Bashir era, the state-owned Green Zone was designed to compete with Western exporters of Sudanese gum arabic and bring in much-needed foreign currency. Finding itself once again in the eye of the economic storm, Sudan is banking on its erstwhile money spinner.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 13.05.2022

Sudan
Military supporters manoeuvre behind the scenes to undermine national dialogue process

As UNITAMS strives to break the political deadlock in Sudan, a new initiative backed by supporters of the military regime was unveiled last week, leaving the political parties divided about how they should react.

Subscribers only Politics 26.04.2022

Sudan
Moussa Faki given rough political ride on Khartoum visit

A missive signed by 35 prominent Sudanese figures and submitted to the African Union Commission chair has criticised the pan-African organisation for being too indulgent towards the military regime in Khartoum.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.02.2022

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki.

Sudan
Peace and security commissioner Adeoye urges AU to get more involved in fixing Sudan crisis

In a report to the African Union's Peace and Security Council, Bankole Adeoye has recommended the institution play a greater role in international mediation efforts to resolve the crisis in Sudan. So far these efforts have been led almost exclusively by UN Special Representative Volker Perthes.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.01.2022

Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union.

Inner circles | Sudan
Burhan strengthens his grip on power through new sovereignty council

By setting up a new sovereignty council, whose first members he announced last week, the putschist general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has taken firm control of the country's institutions and rid himself of a civilian component that had become cumbersome.

Subscribers only Politics 19.11.2021

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Abdalla Hamdok
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
African Union
Ahmed al-Bashar
Fadlallah Burmah Nasser
Hunud Abia Kadouf
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
International University of Africa
Mariam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi
National Congress Party
Omar al-Bashir
Tijani al-Sissi
Umma
United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan
Volker Perthes

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Sudan Burhan's efforts to see Sudan's AU suspension lifted fail

Sudan Burhan taps back into Sudanese political dialogue

Sudan Khartoum attempts to charm AU's new peace and security chair

Africa, United Nations African high up agenda of France's Security Council presidency

In Focus | Sudan Inside Sudan's labyrinthine military-industrial complex

Sudan The FFC lay down their conditions for taking part in the national dialogue

Sudan Beja boycott intra-Sudanese dialogue amid community tensions

Sudan Burhan sends a friend to France for ambassadorial role

Sudan Burhan resurrects Bashir's Green Zone gum arabic export vehicle

Sudan Military supporters manoeuvre behind the scenes to undermine national dialogue process

Sudan Moussa Faki given rough political ride on Khartoum visit

Sudan Peace and security commissioner Adeoye urges AU to get more involved in fixing Sudan crisis

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From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Spotlight | Sudan
Coup leader Burhan hunts for new PM in bid to consolidate power

Algeria, Sudan
Guterres poised to appoint Algeria's Lamamra as UN special envoy for Sudan

Sudan
Burhan's efforts to see Sudan's AU suspension lifted fail

Sudan
Burhan taps back into Sudanese political dialogue

Sudan
Khartoum attempts to charm AU's new peace and security chair

Africa, United Nations
African high up agenda of France's Security Council presidency

In Focus | Sudan
Inside Sudan's labyrinthine military-industrial complex

Sudan
The FFC lay down their conditions for taking part in the national dialogue

Sudan
Beja boycott intra-Sudanese dialogue amid community tensions

Sudan
Burhan sends a friend to France for ambassadorial role

Sudan
Burhan resurrects Bashir's Green Zone gum arabic export vehicle

Sudan
Military supporters manoeuvre behind the scenes to undermine national dialogue process

Sudan
Moussa Faki given rough political ride on Khartoum visit

Sudan
Peace and security commissioner Adeoye urges AU to get more involved in fixing Sudan crisis

Inner circles | Sudan
Burhan strengthens his grip on power through new sovereignty council