Abdel Fattah Al Burhan vs. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo vs. civilians. Sudan is living a new dark period and fears of sliding into a new civil war prevail.

“It takes two to tango” and in the case of Sudan, today, o General Burhan and General Daglo bear the responsibility.

But what are the civilians to blame?

THE explosion of bloody conflicts spread fear, the panic and uncertainty among the citizens of one of the largest and most strategically important countries in Africa. No one can know what time will bring and how much worse the already gloomy situation in the country will develop.

These two men are former allies and now fight for their survival and vow to crush each other, thirsting for absolute control of power.

For his part, Abdel Fattah Al Burhan sees Daglo as “wanted” and the head of the paramilitary RSF makes it clear that the head of the Sudanese armed forces “will die” if he is not brought to justice. Both have allies in their quiver.

Sudan’s de facto leader, Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, has long enjoyed the support of Egypt, which borders Sudan, while the head of the RSF is backed by the United Arab Emirates and has strong ties to the Russian mercenary group Wagner, which wants to further expands its influence. However, Saudi Arabia also has interests in Sudan.

If the clashes continue then the risk of other players coming into play in this ongoing batch of terror increases. This is a scenario that will bring more problems than solutions as fears of the crisis spreading to Chad, the Central African Republic and other regions on this map remain.

Washington wants stability in Sudan and is trying to curb China’s efforts to influence and limit Russia’s “action” in the country.

She welcomed the overthrow of dictator Omar al-Bashir in 2019 but was criticized for her soft stance towards Burhan and Daglo when they took power.

Russia appears to support Daglo and the RSF as these two sides are linked to each other over (and) gold, the exploitation of which has supported Moscow’s war machine in Ukraine. Beyond Sudan’s gold resources, Russia’s ties to Sudan go back decades and have rewarded it with pushing through a deal to acquire a naval base there, giving it access to the Indian Ocean.

For its part, Beijing is looking for new friends in east Africa and is trying to achieve this goal through investments and loans. His stance is neutral and this may loosen China’s hands the next day as it is noted that it will have the opportunity to build from scratch a relationship with the “winner” of this conflict.

The new chapter in the history pages of Sudan is being written these days. The death toll is rising and the blood being spilled is creating, in addition to untold pain, anger and despair in a country that was supposed to have laid the groundwork for a transition to democratic governance. His people are waiting and as analysts report, he will hardly give up this “dream” for a better, more democratic life.