Crude Calculations: How Oil Became a Frontline in Sudan’s War

Crude calculations: How oil became a frontline in Sudan’s war

As the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) swept into Heglig, the country’s oil hub, last week, soldiers from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) did not put up a fight. Instead, thousands crossed the southern border, surrendering their weapons to the army of South Sudan, a nation that itself seceded from Khartoum just over a decade ago. Against the background of these events, an interesting geopolitical arrangement has taken hold. A ‘tripartite agreement’ …

South Sudan reaches deal with Sudan’s rival forces, giving its army security control at Heglig oilfield

3-party agreement reached with Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces to place South Sudan People’s Defense Forces at Heglig oilfield in West Kordofan near 2 countries' border, says spokesperson - Anadolu Ajansı

Kiir’s advisor in Sudan for talks after Heglig oilfield deal - Radio Tamazuj

A high-level South Sudanese delegation met with Sudan’s top leader in Port Sudan on Sunday as part of diplomatic efforts following the deployment of South Sudanese troops to a strategic, contested oilfield. The delegation, led by President Salva Kiir’s security advisor Tut Gatluak, was received by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council. Gatluak delivered a written message from Kiir to al-Burhan, Sudan’s state news …

Heglig Oilfield placed under neutral South Sudan protection

South Sudan army soldiers at Heglig.South Sudan army has deployed forces to the Heglig Oilfield under a tripartite security arrangement with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), placing one of the most critical energy nodes in the (north) Sudan–South Sudan borderlands under neutral protection as the war in Sudan continues to reshape regional security dynamics.The deployment follows the withdrawal of un…

South Sudan Brokers Deal with Sudan’s Rival Forces to Safeguard Heglig Oil Field – The North Africa Post

Three forces shape Sudan’s crisis with SAF blocking compromise

Sudanese journalist Osman Mirghani said in a televised interview monitored by Sudan News that IGAD and the African Union’s decision to pause the Djibouti consultations between the SAF and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) indefinitely reflects a recurring pattern in Sudan’s crisis. He argued that much of the political paralysis stems from the unwillingness of the Sudanese Armed Forces to accept political coexistence, at a time when the urgent prior…