In remarks to the IISS Manama Dialogue in Bahrain on Sunday, Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to UAE President Sheikh Mohamed, made it clear that Sudan’s people have been let down. “We all made the mistake when the two generals who are fighting the civil war today overthrew the civilian government,” Dr Gargash said. “That was, in my opinion, looking back, a critical mistake. We should have put our foot down, all of us, collectively.”
The fighting that erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces, led by Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Gen Mohamed Dagalo, continues to devastate the country. As well as derailing Sudan’s transition to civilian-led government, it has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian and displacement crises. The civil war and its accompanying chaos are also destabilising the country’s neighbours.
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