UAE has connections on both sides of power struggle, but wants to prevent a democratic regime from emerging, while the Russians only care about building their naval base in Port Sudan, says analyst Roland Marchal. Interview by plumey_bobo
Reserved for subscribersRSF fighters stand near the damaged Air Defence Forces command centre in Khartoum, Sudan.
The fighting continues in Sudan, where generals Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemeti’, have been in open conflict since 15 April. Talks between the two factions were initiated in Saudi Arabia, while several other mediation attempts have emerged under the African Union and even Egyptian leadership.
What are the interests of the various players involved, as the shadow cast by Russia and the influence exerted by the United States have come under scrutiny? Roland Marchal, a researcher at the Paris-based National Centre for Scientific Research and a French specialist on Sudan, speaks on whether Sudan’s internal conflict could become a regional crisis.
Sudan’s internal conflict has now been going on for over a month. Can you describe the gulf that separates the two generals, Burhan and Hemeti?The Sudanese army led by Burhan is closely connected to the former regime of Omar al-Bashir. Within these forces, we are seeing an upsurge of nostalgic supporters of the former president who want to regain power, as well as Islamic extremists.
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