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Gen. Burhan visit to Uganda: Sudan’s leader seeks allies amidst chaos

Mourice Muhoozi by Mourice Muhoozi
2 years ago
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Gen. Abdel Fattah al Burhan with President Museveni

Gen. Abdel Fattah al Burhan with President Museveni

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In the heart of a war-torn Sudan, General Abdel Fattah al Burhan embarked on a perilous journey, leaving behind the smoke and turmoil that engulfed Khartoum.

His destination: Uganda, a brief respite from the relentless clashes that painted the city scarlet.

The ruling Sovereign Council announced Burhan’s visit, an expedition fraught with diplomatic urgency, as the drums of war echoed in the background.

In the heart of Kampala, he was set to meet Ugandan President HE. Yoweri Museveni, a rendezvous intended to forge “bilateral ties and address matters of mutual import.”

Sudan, a nation teetering on the precipice of anarchy, had been ensnared in civil strife since that fateful day of April 15th.

The reverberations of conflict has claimed over 7,500 souls, a conservative estimate from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project. The toll on human lives, is a grim testament to the brutality that plagued the land.

Five million souls have been displaced and dispossessed, with a million seeking sanctuary beyond borders, as per United Nations’ grim tallies. Amidst this exodus, the clash of arms persisted, relentless and unforgiving.

 The heart of Khartoum, a battleground where Burhan’s regular army grappled with the paramilitary forces led by his once trusted deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.

For a brief fortnight, the military headquarters stood silent, a deceptive calm before the tempest roared anew. The RSF unleashed a torrent of artillery, pounding the stronghold that Burhan had vacated just weeks prior. The echoes of this brutal ballet resonated through the beleaguered streets.

Burhan’s odyssey, his sixth venture beyond Sudan’s borders, was a testament to the gravity of the crisis. From Egypt to South Sudan, Turkey, to now Uganda, he sought allies, perhaps solace, in the tumultuous landscape of international relations. Each step, laden with the hopes of a nation besieged.

In the midst of it all, the ebon wings of death descended upon Sudan’s Darfur, an air raid claiming dozens of innocent lives. The specter of loss hung heavily in the air, as if the very heavens wept for the land below.

Neither army nor paramilitary force held sway in this grim contest. The skies were the dominion of Burhan’s army, while Daglo’s fighters entrenched themselves in the labyrinthine alleyways, a deadly game of cat and mouse.

Above all, there was a chilling escalation in the violence; the relentless barrage from the skies claimed more civilians. The city’s heart pulsed with sorrow and fury, as the army sought to reclaim fragments of a shattered capital.

Since the ousting of autocrat Omar al Bashir in 2019, Burhan stood as Sudan’s de facto leader, steering a transition towards democracy. A mantle heavy with the weight of a nation’s hopes, now set against the backdrop of a nation in convulsion.

In this crucible of chaos, Burhan’s voyage to Uganda was a desperate gambit, a plea for solidarity in a land torn asunder. The future of Sudan, a nation poised between hope and despair, hung in the balance.


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