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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
- Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan
Also known as Abdel al-Burhan
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan, in office since April 12, 2019. General; Sudan has been at war with the Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. Information as of Oct. 13, 2026 (UN Protocol list of Sept. 19, 2026).
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- Baird Bill Would Trade American Farm and Mining Equipment for Sudan's Gold, Uranium and Oil, but Only Once a Civilian Government Curbs the Killing
Rep. Jim Baird's Sudan IMPACT Act would have the State Department swap U.S. farm and mining equipment for Sudanese gold, uranium, oil and gum arabic, but only after a civilian-led government shows measurable progress in protecting civilians.
Today News Africa · · About - Washington Backs Down, for Now, on a Sudan-Wide Arms Embargo: The U.N. Rolls Sanctions Over to Dec. 11 After Congo, Liberia, Somalia, China, Russia and Pakistan Resisted
The U.N. Security Council extended Sudan sanctions to Dec. 11 instead of adopting a U.S. plan to widen the arms embargo to all of Sudan and to drones. African members, China, Russia and Pakistan preferred Darfur-only measures.
Today News Africa · · About - Washington Courts Sudan’s Business Class in Cairo as Burhan Rejects Talks: “No Negotiations With the Rebels or With Any Other Party”
U.S. envoy Massad Boulos met Sudan’s Gen. Burhan in Egypt and backed an inclusive Sudanese dialogue; Burhan then ruled out negotiations. The U.S. Office of Sudan Affairs hosted about 60 Sudanese business leaders in Cairo, its largest Sudanese gathering since Khartoum’s evacuation.
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