Current political and humanitarian situationįighting between the main two military factions reached a new level of violence in the capital on 15 April 2023. One of the main disputes between the two military factions is the integration of the RSF into the national armed forces: Hemedti wants to postpone this procedure for 10 years, while Al‑Burhan aims to unite the two military forces within 2 years. The power struggle continued, however, and these deadlines were not met. In March 2023, the same stakeholders agreed to adopt a new constitution and to transfer the power to a civilian administration the following month. Al‑Burhan took control of the government and established a new ruling Sovereign Council, declining African Union (AU) and EU-Norway-UK-US mediation to resolve Sudan’s political crisis.Īfter months of negotiations and peace talks, political and military leaders and civilians signed a framework agreement in December 2022, envisaging the removal of the military’s involvement in the government and economy and establishing a 2-year transition period with a civilian-led administration prior to elections. After weeks of mass protests, Hamdok was reinstated as Prime Minister, but resigned in January 2022 due to a political deadlock. In November 2021, the military dissolved the Sovereign Council and the transitional government fell. The two military officers represented the competing military pillars of Al‑Bashir’s government: Al‑Burhan is a former Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) commander in Central Darfur State and in Yemen, and Hemedti is chief of the Rapid Support Forces ( RSF) – a paramilitary group in control of the mining sector (mainly gold in Darfur). A transitional government led by a civilian Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok, and a Sovereign Council, headed by Lieutenant General Abdel-Fattah Al‑Burhan and General Muhammad Hamdan ‘Hemedti’ Dagolo, shared the power. BackgroundĪfter Al-Bashir was deposed by a coup d’état in April 2019, Sudan attempted a transition to democracy. Despite a succession of ceasefires, the conflict seems likely to continue for the near future, with major repercussions for the regional balance of power. The armed attacks are causing numerous civilian casualties as well as massive population displacements to neighbouring countries, while foreign powers are evacuating their citizens.

On 15 April 2023, violent armed clashes flared up again in Sudan between the main two military factions battling for control of the country: the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by former Sovereign Council leader General Muhammad Hamdan ‘Hemedti’ Dagolo and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), headed by Sudan’s de facto President, General Abdel Fattah Al‑Burhan. Written by Eric Pichon with Alessandra De Martini.

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