Kenyan diplomats and the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) under General Abdel Fattah al Burhan have waded into a new diplomatic row over plans by his rival General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemeti' and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to use Nairobi as base to launch a parallel government in Sudan (AC Vol 66 No 4 The generals choose partition over peace)...
Second the ‘final agreement' on a Russian naval base near Port Sudan announced in Moscow by the Sudanese minister of foreign affairs Ali Youssouf on 12 February may not yet be conclusive but it shows Burhan is ready to take such a diplomatic risk as many western states are leaning towards Port Sudan and against the RSF's Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemeti' (AC Vol 66 No 3 The Muhoozi succession recasts Kampala's regional policy)...
Instead Kaka proposed another adventure paid for by RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemeti' or the UAE...
The UAE backs the Rapid Support Forces led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemeti' in Sudan and has been relying on Uganda to extend support to the group...
That pits Saudi Arabia and allies against the United Arab Emirates which aided by Kenya and Uganda is the main supplier of cash and weapons to Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemeti' and the Rapid Support Forces...
Good relations with Wagner keep him at peace with Wagner's ally General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemeti' leader of one side in the Sudanese civil war while Touadéra stays the right side of the other side the Sudan Armed Forces by potentially we hear offering it the opportunity of using CAR territory against its rival...
Good relations with Wagner keep him at peace with Wagner's ally General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemeti' leader of one side in the Sudanese civil war while Touadéra stays the right side of the other side the Sudan Armed Forces by potentially we hear offering it the opportunity of using CAR territory against its rival...
Reports are increasing of ever greater predatory behaviour by security men in eastern Chad where corrupt opportunities abound from refugee operations medical care for casualties of the Sudan war and Emirati logistics in support of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemeti' who is fighting the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) of General Abdel Fattah al Burhan in Sudan...
The last-minute cancellation of a press conference in Nairobi on 13 January by senior officials in the Rapid Support Forces suggests that its commander General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemeti' is losing ground diplomatically as well as militarily in the civil war that has wracked Sudan since April 2023...
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Last week Ruto cancelled a press conference in Nairobi organised by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) the Sudanese militia led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemeti' following diplomatic pressure from the United States (AC Vol 66 No 2 Washington's sanctions block Hemeti's war message)...
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Ethiopia is now closely linked to the UAE's own regional and geopolitical interests including its support for the Rapid Support Forces and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemeti' in Sudan...
With access to weapons from Egypt Iran Russia and Turkey the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) has been recovering ground it lost to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemeti'...