STPT argues today that widespread Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) during the 3-decade Bashir regime paved the way for Sudan's war. Our ongoing investigations aim to uncover current IFFs, their role in the war economy, and how they fund the conflict. tinyurl.com/5n75jka5

Burhan was confronted today by women & locals expressing their frustrations: "We are the women of Sudan,"We are exhausted. No to war, Burhan. We are sitting in the streets. We've been displaced for a year with no homes. The war has destroyed us.

Simmering desperation over war & failed Geneva Talks is boiling over: After Burhan faced backlash from displaced women in Northern state yest’day, today, River Nile's flood-stricken Abaidia residents chased away the governor and Popular Resistance leader.

If Israel and Hamas can agree on a truce for child anti-polio vaccinations, and Russia and Ukraine on exporting vital wheat, why can't the SAF and RSF agree on a truce to fight cholera epidemic and aid flood victims? reliefweb.int/report/sudan/s…

Kassala erupted in anger today following the death of a young man in custody of the intelligence agency. Enraged crowds surrounded the GIS office, leading to riot police firing at the protesters. GIS agreed to hand the involved agents over to the AG Office to face justice.

Kassala today-Thousands chanted "There is no God but Allah" as they laid to rest Alamin Nour, tortured to death by GIS just because they can. Clashes erupted after news of his death. SDN’s judiciary, long subdued by political control, is unlikely to hold the culprits accountable.

Today in Omdurman, the traditional Sufi processions celebrating the birth of the Prophet struggled to drown out the relentless barrage of artillery shells and air raids raining death and destruction on the capital.

The Advocacy Group for Peace in Sudan and STPT, with support from Freedom House, are kicking off a consultation tomorrow in Nairobi: "Sudan’s War & the Tension Between Peace & Transitional Justice: Transforming Narratives for a Peaceful Political Solution."

I reflected on the nature of the war and its drivers to the Sudan Diaspora Network in Vienna Oct 24-26. Grateful to my hosts, the Vienna Institute For Intl Dialogue & Cooperation & Bruno Kreisky Forum, who facilitated my official meetings and media events. vidc.org/en/regions/afr…

Check out Bakry Eljak's piece on rethinking mediation strategies in Sudan based on a longer piece published by STPT International Center for Dialogue Initiatives dialogueinitiatives.org/mediation-stra…

“Gold is destroying Sudan, and it’s destroying the Sudanese.” STPT's Suliman Baldo quoted in today's NY Times expose on the role of gold in the war. nytimes.com/2024/12/11/wor…

v.gd/smqpIP UAE receives gold shipments from the RSF & an Emirati company is among the largest gold producers in SAF areas. Declan Walsh documents how the UAE is funding both sides in Sudan war directly and indirectly, leaving to them the killing of their own people.

The U.A.E. tells the White House "it is not now transferring weapons" to Sudan's R.S.F. paramilitaries, "and will not do so going forward." At the least, this looks like the first Emirati admission that it has supplied the RSF, which it staunchly denied. vanhollen.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…

Hard to imagine there is any real due process here and that many of those suspected of being RSF spies were likely impoverished people that could not leave RSF areas in time or were racially profiled, as has been reported.

My thoughts on what 2025 may bring for Sudan: likely more of the same turmoil, hardships, and human suffering unless a robust and comprehensive peace process is prioritized and backed by effective mediation efforts. v.gd/pemKno

tinyurl.com/2zankvsb: Burhan concludes a visit to Mali, seemingly to please his Africa Corps allies. This recalls al-Bashir’s Dec2018 visit to Bashar al-Assad, flying there on a Wagner Group-leased jet. Bashir’s trip, set the stage for broader Arab normalization with Assad.

Quoted in today’s Economist coverage on Sudan’s escalating aerial warfare: economist.com/middle-east-an…

Burhan’s Khashogi’s Moment? Sudan’s embassy in Tripoli detained activist Mohamed Adam (Tupac), sparking fears for his safety amid reports of torture. Facing fabricated charges over a 2022 protest killing of a police general—when he was 15 yrs old, Tupac was repeatedly tortured in

An open letter to the Sudanese people worth reading. The valuable advice given to our Sudanese brothers and sisters is also applicable to us, the Somali people. I wish peace and prosperity for both Somalia & Sudan. sudantransparency.org/only-sudanese-…