There’s little end in sight for Sudan’s hideous civil war. Since mid-April, Sudanese troops loyal to the country’s top military officer, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, have locked horns with the Rapid Support Forces, a powerful paramilitary faction that once operated in close co-ordination with the army.
Their battles mark an old-school clash between rival warlords, squabbling for turf and power. And they have devastated the nation of 46 million people – leading to thousands of civilian deaths, displacing about a tenth of the population and leaving millions hungry and without medical care.
On Tuesday, Burhan made a one-day visit to Egypt where he met President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
