Three years since the outbreak of the conflict in Sudan, a new reality is taking shape. Rapid fractures within the Rapid Support Forces, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, now threaten to redraw the war-torn country.
As regional and international powers are preoccupied with more pressing crises—from the war with Iran to the security of maritime routes and energy supplies—Sudan’s war has slipped to the margins of global attention. Yet these fractures have brought this forgotten conflict back to the fore. This week’s Al Majalla cover story provides a wide range of analyses on the issue, diving deep into the history of the conflict, its drivers and past obstacles to peace.
Sudan stands at a decisive moment. Will the cracks in Hemedti’s front open a genuine window for peace, or mark the beginning of a more complex phase of social disintegration and political fragmentation? This question weighs heavily on the future of Sudan and the wider region.
Read more:
1. RSF defections may tip the balance in the Sudan war stalemate by Amgad Fareid Eltayeb
2. Vanishing horizon: why Sudan’s civil war is getting harder to solve by Shawgi Abdelazim
3. RSF defections: a turning point in Sudan's war? by Areig Elhag
