After Three Years of War in Sudan, What Hope for a Ceasefire?

In this episode of Hold Your Fire! , Richard is joined by Crisis Group’s Sudan expert Shewit Woldemichael and Horn of Africa director Alan Boswell to discuss where Sudan’s war stands as it approaches its fourth year. They examine shifts along the front lines as Sudan’s de facto partition under the two main warring parties, the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, is becoming increasingly entrenched. They speak about how the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is affecting dynamics in Sudan. They also discuss the coherence of the two sides, their rival political projects and the role of outside backing in sustaining the war. They unpack the mounting risks of regional spillover, the state of efforts to broker peace, what might break the stalemate in those talks and the devastating toll three years of war have taken on Sudan. For more, check out our statement A Hormuz Initiative to Protect Global Food Security and The Horn episode How the Iran War is Reshaping the Region . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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After Three Years of War in Sudan, What Hope for a Ceasefire? is an episode from Hold Your Fire! by International Crisis Group.

This episode is 42:20 long.

This episode was published on Apr 7, 2026.

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