The Economist published on 17 January 2024 an article titled "Why Diplomacy over Sudan, Africa's Enduring Nightmare, Is Stuck."
Following recent successful visits to Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, South Africa, and Rwanda, Rapid Support Forces paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is winning both the diplomatic battle and the war on the ground in Sudan. Dagalo senses victory and is in no mood to compromise with the Sudan Armed Forces.