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 # 13
Security developments – Fighting continues in the capital, the Kordofans and Gezira while both warring parties amass troops in the El Fasher area. Political developments – Civil actors continue to organize in various international capitals while the warring parties try to set up their own civilian administrations. Humanitarian developments – Aid access and low funding...
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The military, economic and humanitarian consequences of the RSF’s control of Mellit, North Darfur
On April 14, 2024, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), engaged in conflict with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) since April 15, 2023, seized control of Mellit, a town situated approximately 60 km from El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. Mellit holds strategic significance as it sits at a pivotal junction linking El Fasher to...
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Current status of initiatives to stop the war in Sudan
By Suliman Baldo As regional and sub-regional initiatives to end the war in Sudan wobble, it is becomingclear that without urgent inter-national intervention, Sudan’s ongoing war is on a trajectory to ward complete state collapse and the permanent displacement of an entire society. Read the full article in Atar magazine here...
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Sudan Conflict Monitor, Issue 12
The Sudan Conflict Monitor is a rapid response to the war in Sudan written through a peacebuilding, human rights, and justice lens, reflecting on the most important stories in the country. Please share it widely. Powered by Ayin, Human Rights Hub, and the Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker In this issue: Read the full monitor...
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Blue Nile, its conflict dynamics, and the potential implications for the wider war in Sudan
As the war in Sudan continues, the positioning of regional leaders like Malik Agar in Blue Nile and Minni Minawi and Gibril ibrahim in Darfur, plays an ever more critical role. Agar has sided with the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the ongoing war and recently formed a new...
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The Implications of the Current War for the Chad-Sudan Relationship
(March 18, 2024) Chad is both impacting, and impacted by, the ongoing war in Sudan. The war has sent large numbers of refugees from Sudan’s Darfur into Chad. At the same time, Chad is coming out of a transition in power from Idriss to Mahmat Deby in 2021, which has impacted Chad in ways that...
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Sudan Conflict Monitor # 11
March 12, 2024 The Sudan Conflict Monitor is a rapid response to the war in Sudan written through a peacebuilding, human rights, and justice lens, reflecting on the most important stories in the country. Please share it widely. Powered by Ayin, Human Rights Hub, and the Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker These are the top...
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Challenges and Opportunities for Local Mediation: The experience of the elders and mediation committee in El Fasher
In early November 2023, El Fasher, the historical capital of the Greater Darfur region and the capital of the current North Darfur State, stood on the brink of a major battle for control by the warring parties. This possibility raised international concern about significant human casualties and new waves of displacement both of the city’s...
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Sudan Conflict Monitor, Issue 10
February 16, 2024 The Sudan Conflict Monitor is a rapid response to the expanding war in Sudan written through a peacebuilding, human rights, and justice lens, reflecting on the most important stories in Sudan. Please share it widely. Powered by Ayin, Human Rights Hub and the Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker These are the top stories in this issue: Read the...
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Recognizing and Mitigating the Risk of Expansion of Sudan’s Conflict to South Sudan
By Amir Idris (February 12, 2024) Sudan and South Sudan are intricately tied by a history of conflict and shared economic interests. The ongoing violence in Sudan poses a significant risk to South Sudan, further destabilizing both countries and the broader Horn of Africa region. The independence of South Sudan in 2011 was hoped to end...
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