Mandour Jr.

Better late than never @SecRubio. His statements on Sudan here suggest that he is fully aware of RSF's crimes, their deceitfulness, and the need to take a hard line against UAE for supplying the RSF and countries like Chad for enabling RSF/UAE. Says terrorist label might apply.

Ex-Kenyan VP accuses Ruto of gold deals with RSF leader: “The real leader of the Rapid Support Forces is not Hemedti; it’s William Ruto. He is helping them clean their gold money through our country.” Interesting to see this accusation coming from Kenya. sudanspost.com/ex-kenyan-vp-…

Sudan’s national army is on the brink of retaking the capital and the RSF "appears to be in turmoil." economist.com/middle-east-an…

433, including children, killed in White Nile by the RSF--the deadliest attack since the genocidal massacre of Geneina. That its done simultaneously to declaring a new government is the perfect encapsulation of who the RSF are and how they will "govern" areas under its control.

A few reflections on today's announcement from the Biden Administration on #Sudan. First, the question of is it too little too late? The answer is yes and no. Yes, for the Biden Admin. It's too late to fix a failed (non-existent) Sudan policy and its too late to get on the right side of history. The fact is that this Administration had all the evidence they needed to make these announcements months ago when they could have had an impact on this war and they chose not to make them. With less than 2 weeks left in power, this is nothing more than a reflection of a guilty conscience. That said, it is not too late for these announcements to be impactful inside Sudan. As RSF and Hemedti attempt to reinvent themselves as legitimate political actors in a post-war Sudan, these determinations make it that much harder. The only hope is that the EU and the ICC follow Washington's lead and expand the these determinations so it is not just a US measure. But importantly, this announcement falls short in a big way that ultimately undermines its impact. Why not sanction the entirety of the RSF and not just Hemedti? Hemedti is important, but the RSF needs to be outlawed in a way to prevent it from further recruiting or further expanding its business empire or further receiving support from outside actors. Lastly, the more concerning element to me is the gratuitous statement that the US does not support the SAF and doesnt see any side as having any legitimacy. That may well be true, but striking this moralistic tone does nothing to help advance a solution to this conflict. It further distances Washington from the players making war, making it less relevant to finding a solution or having influence in the future of Sudan. That seems to have been the sub-text to this Administration's entire approach to Sudan: taking the moral high ground at every turn, but never having enough of a strategic or practical sense to actually change the situation on the ground. Fin.

Sudan is years away from a process to form a civilian government but currently living through mass death and starvation. This reflects. A major error in sequencing and expectation management.

More evidence emerging of the UAE using Russian Wagner mercenaries to funnel weapons to the RSF via Central African Republic. The world would be quick to sanction Russia for this, but will they touch UAE? yahoo.com/news/uae-sending-w…