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August 8, 2026

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Sudan's de facto leader and armed forces chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan greets supporters in Port Sudan, Dec. 29, 2024.

Analysis

Amid realignment with Egypt, Turkey steps up support for Sudan’s Burhan

Turkey has been intensifying engagement with the Sudanese army leader as Red Sea security concerns grow and to protect its interests in the broader Africa region.

Barin Kayaoglu

By Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 14: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shake hands with Omar Seddik, Sudan's newly appointed foreign minister before their meeting during the China-CELAC Forum at Diaoyutai State Guest House on May 14, 2025 in Beijing, China. The summit includes China's key Latin American trade partners, and comes as Beijing and Washington work on defusing a trade war. (Photo by Florence Lo - Pool/Getty Images)

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China expands Sudan footprint through ports, debt relief, mining

Reports have emerged of a potential $300 million copper mining deal between the Sudanese government and a Chinese company.

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Sudan, China ink memorandum to develop seaports: What to know

A general view shows docked ships at the harbor of the Sudanese city of Port Sudan, on April 27, 2021.

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

In London, reporting on North Africa and Gulf politics

Rebecca Bradshaw

A picture shows a view of the SEA EAGLE, a vessel that reportedly left Ukraine with a cargo of wheat, anchored in Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast, on Sept. 9, 2022.

What's at stake for China in Sudan as fighting drags on?

China’s economic interests, deep-rooted diplomatic relations with Khartoum, leaves Beijing worried about instability in Sudan and the Horn of Africa.

A picture taken on October 7, 2017 shows a view of the exterior of the US embassy in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. / AFP PHOTO / ASHRAF SHAZLY (Photo credit should read ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP via Getty Images)

US says Sudan diplomacy ‘degraded’ but continues after pullout

With the US Embassy in Khartoum indefinitely closed, the Biden administration is exploring whether to base US diplomats out of Port Sudan.

Workers put final touches on the "PMC Wagner Centre", associated with businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner PMC (private military company) mercenary group, ahead of its opening in Saint Petersburg on October 31, 2022. - The centre offers free of charge spaces for inventors, project developers, IT specialists, experimental manufacturers and start-ups aimed at improving Russias defensive capacity, including information-wise. (Photo by Olga MALTSEVA / AFP) (Photo by OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Get

Analysis

France alarmed over Wagner’s role in Sudan as Russia expands in Africa

Following instances of instability in Mali and Burkina Faso that saw Russia's influence rise in Africa, France is closely working with Egypt to reach a cease-fire and avoid similar scenario in Sudan.

Rina Bassist

By Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Smoke billows above residential buildings in Khartoum on April 16, 2023, as fighting in Sudan raged for a second week in battles between rival generals. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

US evacuates embassy in Sudan's capital Khartoum

The Biden administration doesn't see an evacuation effort for the estimated 16,000 American citizens in Sudan as possible in the coming days, but Pentagon and State Department officials said they are exploring options to make the overland route out of the country more viable.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with Sudan’s paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo also known as Hemedti in Khartoum, Sudan in February 2023.

Meet Sudan's web of warlords, foreign backers and their tangled alignments

A look at the various players in the fighting that has exploded in Sudan paints a much richer picture than what some call a proxy war.

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White House: US citizens in Sudan should 'make their own arrangements'

As of Friday, no decision had been made on whether to withdraw the American diplomats stationed in Sudan.

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Can diplomacy end the fighting in Sudan?

Even if the country is too big to fail, observers see challenges in restoring peace before the unrest spreads to neighboring countries.

Smoke rises behind buildings in Khartoum on April 19, 2023, as fighting between the army and paramilitaries raged for a fifth day after a 24-hour truce collapsed.

Specter of prolonged conflict haunts Sudan as warring generals dig in

US intelligence suggests Sudan's rival generals have no diplomatic off-ramp as the country slides into what is likely to become a prolonged civil war.

Muslim worshippers pray on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at al-Hara al-Rabaa Mosque in the Juraif Gharb neighborhood, Khartoum, Sudan, April 21, 2023.

Sudan fighting continues despite cease-fire for Eid al-Fitr holiday

The Rapid Support Forces announced a 72-hour cease-fire, following two other failed truces.

This image grab taken from AFPTV video footage on April 20, 2023, shows an aerial view of black smoke rising above the Khartoum International Airport amid ongoing battles between the forces of two rival generals.

Sudan: US prepares plans for possible embassy evacuation

As the fighting in Sudan continues, the US military is making contingency plans to potentially evacuate US diplomatic personnel from Khartoum.

People flee their neighborhoods amid fighting between the army and paramilitaries, following the collapse of a 24-hour truce, Khartoum, Sudan, April 19, 2023.

Erdogan speaks with warring sides in Sudan, calls for truce before Eid

Ankara is hoping to strike a conciliation between the sides before the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

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Second Sudan cease-fire goes into effect with nearly 300 killed

The international community has been calling on the military and rival forces to stop the fighting as the death toll rises.