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“The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur”

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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. [...]

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Beijing, China, 3 September 2024. © Florence Lo/Pool/AFP

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. [...]

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