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Only the Sudanese Can Save Sudan — Even If Trump Stops the War

Photo: Marco Rubio hosts the DRC and Rwanda to sign a peace deal STPT is publishing two opinion pieces yesterday and today on the prospects for success of the upcoming Washington, D.C., meeting of the Quad mechanism—comprising the US, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt—in achieving its stated goal of ending the war in Sudan.Today’s piece, […]

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Three Messages to President Trump Before the Washington Quad Meeting on Sudan

By Mohamed Elshabik As the Sudan Quad, comprising the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt prepares to meet in Washington on July 30, 2025, the Sudanese people watch with cautious hope and deep apprehension. The summit marks the first major diplomatic initiative under the new US administration aimed at stopping the […]

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Regional and international dimensions of conflicts in eastern Sudan

Photo credit Ayin International and regional interventions in Sudan are not new; they are rooted in a complex web of historical relations ties and strategic interests linking Sudan with its neighbors. These relationships and interests change over time in response to shifting political dynamics and regimes across the region. Substantial evidence suggests that Eritrea, in […]

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Sudan Conflict Monitor # 22

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To end Sudan’s wars, a comprehensive response is needed

July 15, 2025
Can the US broker a deal? STPT is publishing two opinion pieces July 15 and 16 on the prospects for success of the upcoming Washington, D.C., meeting of the Quad mechanism—comprising the US, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt—in achieving its stated goal of ending the war in Sudan. The first piece, by Bakry Eljack Elmedni...
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Sudan Conflict Monitor # 21

July 1, 2025
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Only Sudanese Can Save Sudan—Others Can Help

May 29, 2025
An open letter from a concerned African, Abdul Mohammed My Sudanese brothers and sisters, Having just celebrated Africa Day, I write to you not as an outsider, but as a fellow African whose fate is bound to yours. I write with sorrow, urgency, deep respect—and also with fierce hope. For too long, you have been...
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Sudan Conflict Monitor # 20

May 26, 2025
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Mediation Fiddles as Sudan Burns

May 2, 2025
By Abdul Mohammed, Former Senior Political Advisor and Head of Office, Sudan Mediation, United Nations  Sudan’s war has entered its third horrific year. Towns are in ruins. Millions are displaced. Famine looms. The very idea of a Sudanese state is unraveling. Yet amid this unfolding catastrophe, another, quieter collapse demands attention: the failure of mediation...
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Sudan Conflict Monitor # 19

April 28, 2025
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Gold and the war in Sudan

March 27, 2025
STPT’s Executive Director Suliman Baldo and Chatham House Senior Researcher Ahmed Soliman co-authored this paper, published by Chatham House. The gold trade connects Sudan’s civil war to the wider region and highlights the roles that commodities play in perpetuating violent conflict. Even before the start of the civil war in 2023, Sudan’s main warring parties...
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Sudan Conflict Monitor #18

March 6, 2025
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U.S. Sanctions: Where Lies the Impact?

February 5, 2025
Elwathig Kameir kameir@yahoo.com Toronto, January 27, 2025 Some friends ask me: What impact will U.S. sanctions against the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have on the state of war in the country? In turn, I asked, searched, and left no stone unturned to provide an objective answer and offer an analysis of...
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Corruption In revenue collection in Wartime Sudan 

January 29, 2025
(January 29, 2025) The April 15, 2023 war has altered economic governance. State control of revenue collection has been degraded, in part due to the loss of control of territory and infrastructure to the RSF. The RSF took control of 136 headquarters of government ministries and agencies as well as agriculturally productive areas. Although it...
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