Sudan conflict: Al-Burhan tries to save his camp from deep rifts over Idris government formation

Port Sudan power struggle: Will armed groups defy the army before cabinet is formed?

Johannesburg, South Africa — Sudan’s fragile transition teeters as armed factions reject the proposed Hope Government in Port Sudan. Since the Sudanese army appointed Kamil Idris Tayeb as Prime Minister of the de facto government in Port Sudan—following the military coup that ousted the civilian administration in late 2021—tensions between the armed movements and the Sudanese Armed Forces have intensified. These rifts burst into public view when…

RSF adviser opens door to dialogue, readies civilian Unity government

A senior adviser to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Tuesday said that the group is prepared to launch “serious dialogue” with General al-Burhan’s army (SAF)–backed junta in Port Sudan, provided the SAF shows genuine political will to end the two-year conflict. Azeddin al-Safi, a member of the RSF negotiating team and close aide to commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, told the Saudi daily Asharq Al-Awsat that talks could begin once confidence-b…

Sudan conflict: Al-Burhan tries to save his camp from deep rifts over Idris government formation

Prime Minister Kamil Idris announced a cabinet that excludes armed factions, appointing only two ministers so far, amidst a deepening political crisis.