A new peace initiative has put the future of Sudan’s Islamist movement at the centre of post-war politics.
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Since fighting broke out in April 2023, some 150,000 people have been killed in Sudan and an estimated 13.5 million displaced.
As fighting escalates in Sudan, the latest peace efforts seem unlikely to achieve more than a fragile ceasefire.
If the conflict endures, the value of Sudan’s economy will contract by up to 42% – with 7 million more people falling into poverty.
International involvement must be limited to building up Sudan’s capacity to solve its governance problems.
The longer the Sudan war drags on, the higher the risk of fragmentation – turning one conflict into many.
Sudan’s war has triggered a massive displacement crisis, with more than 14 million people forced to flee their homes.
Sudan’s conflict didn’t break out because of the UAE and Saudi Arabia – but local actors felt able to go to war because of external support.
A new approach to mediation is needed in Sudan, not simply a new mediator.
Sudan is the site of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with around 25 million people in need of urgent assistance.
By capping immigration applications from Sudanese people fleeing the civil war at 3,250, and limiting eligibility to Sudanese with family in Canada, the federal government is leaving millions behind.
The African Union has several reasons to get involved in Sudan’s peace process.
An African-led process would take into account complex regional dynamics – which would lead to a better and more stable peace agreement.
Both residents and Sudanese in the diaspora invested in homes to secure the future. Now the conflict is destroying hope.
The Sudan army’s superiority is in its air force and arsenal of ground forces while the rival paramilitary force relies on nimble mobile units.
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Professor, Weber State University
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Senior Researcher and Coordinator of the Small Arms Survey's Human Security Baseline Assessment project on Sudan and South Sudan, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
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Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Trieste
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Senior Research Fellow and Program Leader for the Sudan Strategy Support Program, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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