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Pathways to Peace: Fostering Coordination in Sudan's Mediation Processes

With fragmented actors and rising fatigue, can Sudan’s new mediation coalitions align visions to finally unlock peace?

Since the outbreak of the conflict in Sudan, numerous mediation initiatives have pushed for peace. Yet most have faltered amid a lack of genuine political commitment from the warring parties, external meddling and civilian fragmentation. The revitalised Quartet and the emerging multilateral consensus now offer pathways for peace. This policy brief examines the opportunities and constraints shaping these efforts and their potential to bring the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces to meaningful negotiations.


About the authors

Maram Mahdi is a Researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

Gelila Enbaye is a research associate with the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi)

Development partners
This publication is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and is a collaboration between GPPi and the ISS. The views expressed herein solely reflect those of the authors and do not present the official position of the German government. The ISS is also grateful for support from the members of the ISS Partnership Forum: the Hanns Seidel Foundation, the European Union, the Open Society Foundations and the governments of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.
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