Sudan is slowly disintegrating. At the crossroads of the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, bordered by the Red Sea and surrounded by eight other countries, is a strategic link neglected in a region with a fragile balance. The war, which has unfolded mostly off the radar and almost behind closed doors yet fueled by a complex network of international alliances, could ultimately threaten regional stability.

As the United Kingdom hosted a conference on Sudan, co-chaired by France, on Tuesday, April 15, marking the 2nd anniversary of the conflict's onset, the issue of foreign interventions resurfaced. The impartiality of the event was questioned by Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Youssef, protesting against the invitation to London of representatives from the United Arab Emirates, Chad, and Kenya, deemed "parties to the war."

Diplomatically, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by General al-Burhan, are at odds with the United Arab Emirates. The junta installed in Port Sudan has taken the matter to the International Court of Justice, accusing Abu Dhabi of violating the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide by politically, economically, and militarily supporting the paramilitary militia of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by its rival, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as "Hemedti."

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