Al Jazeera Centre for Studies and Al Jazeera Mubasher are organising a seminar titled, “The Course and Fate of the Sudanese Crisis”, set to take place on Wednesday, 14 February2023, in Doha, featuring a group of researchers and experts.
The seminar will address the political, military and social conditions in Sudan resulting from the ongoing war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces since 15 April 2023. It will also explore the reasons for the failure to reach a political settlement thus far, and anticipate the trajectories and scenarios of the war, as well as its repercussions on Sudan and neighbouring countries if it is prolonged.
The ongoing conflict in Sudan has undergone numerous developments, most of which have been overshadowed by the media's focus on the Israeli aggression on Gaza. One of the significant developments is Khartoum's decision to suspend its membership in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in East Africa. This decision came after Khartoum accused IGAD of legitimising the Rapid Support Forces, which the former considers a “rebel group”.
Recently, the Sudanese scene has witnessed calls for popular resistance whose movement and advocacy have spread across many cities and villages, with the support of some tribal and clan leaders, in an attempt to form a popular support base for the Sudanese army.
The seminar is set to take place at a time after US-Saudi efforts, known as the Jeddah talks, failed to contain this crisis, alongside other attempts led by Bahrain, with the participation of officials from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and the United States, to mediate between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces. The seminar also comes after the prolonging of the war, which has so far claimed the lives of more than 13,000 people and displaced over 10.7 million and has resulted in nearly half of Sudan's total population requiring urgent food and medical assistance.
Moreover, the seminar will explore strategies to galvanise different Sudanese stakeholders towards achieving a ceasefire and providing humanitarian aid to those affected. It will evaluate whether the parties to the conflict have reached a stalemate in the military conflict or if one still bets on overcoming the other. Additionally, it will delve into the remaining avenues for a political resolution of the crisis and contemplate the potential consequences should the war persist for an extended duration.
Al Jazeera Centre for Studies and Al Jazeera Mubasher are organising a seminar titled, “The Course and Fate of the Sudanese Crisis”, set to take place on Wednesday, 14 February2023, in Doha, featuring a group of researchers and experts.
The seminar will address the political, military and social conditions in Sudan resulting from the ongoing war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces since 15 April 2023. It will also explore the reasons for the failure to reach a political settlement thus far, and anticipate the trajectories and scenarios of the war, as well as its repercussions on Sudan and neighbouring countries if it is prolonged.
The ongoing conflict in Sudan has undergone numerous developments, most of which have been overshadowed by the media's focus on the Israeli aggression on Gaza. One of the significant developments is Khartoum's decision to suspend its membership in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in East Africa. This decision came after Khartoum accused IGAD of legitimising the Rapid Support Forces, which the former considers a “rebel group”.
Recently, the Sudanese scene has witnessed calls for popular resistance whose movement and advocacy have spread across many cities and villages, with the support of some tribal and clan leaders, in an attempt to form a popular support base for the Sudanese army.
The seminar is set to take place at a time after US-Saudi efforts, known as the Jeddah talks, failed to contain this crisis, alongside other attempts led by Bahrain, with the participation of officials from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and the United States, to mediate between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces. The seminar also comes after the prolonging of the war, which has so far claimed the lives of more than 13,000 people and displaced over 10.7 million and has resulted in nearly half of Sudan's total population requiring urgent food and medical assistance.
Moreover, the seminar will explore strategies to galvanise different Sudanese stakeholders towards achieving a ceasefire and providing humanitarian aid to those affected. It will evaluate whether the parties to the conflict have reached a stalemate in the military conflict or if one still bets on overcoming the other. Additionally, it will delve into the remaining avenues for a political resolution of the crisis and contemplate the potential consequences should the war persist for an extended duration.