Yet Abu Dhabi's backing for Hemeti's militia – now held directly responsible by the UN for mass slaughter in Darfur over the past two years – has prompted supporters of the Sudan Armed Forces under Gen Abdel Fattah al Burhan to step up their supplies...

Koné's visit to Port Sudan in April where he met General Abdel Fattah al Burhan of the Sudan Armed Forces raises more questions given that Russia and Turkey are vying for footholds in the country...

The SAF's retreat from El Fasher could reshape relations among Gen Abdel Fattah al Burhan's military allies...

BURHAN ON A TIGHTROPE In the wake of several critical meetings General Abdel Fattah al Burhan's survival depends on balancing relations with rival powers – Saudi Arabia against Iran and Russia Egypt against Sudanese Islamists...

On the same day the US Treasury Department sanctioned two Islamist factions allied with the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) regime under General Abdel Fattah al Burhan in Khartoum...

The recent ill-fated visit of General Abdel Fattah al Burhan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris to Riyadh illustrates this approach: he arrived in the capital met twice with Saudi Arabia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdallah (Dispatches 9/6/25 General Burhan's premier tries to build new civilian government in Khartoum)...