Sudan’s army chief holds unannounced talks on national dialogue

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How it spread - 19 original reports

1. Mon, 10 August 2026

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   • Al Jazeera English16:03first to report
     Sudan’s army chief holds unannounced talks on national dialogue

     Al-Burhan engaged in discreet consultations aiming to pave the way for a comprehensive Sudanese dialogue conference.

2. Sat, 15 August 2026

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   • Al Jazeera English16:17
     Sudan’s al-Burhan pledges immunity for dialogue, rules out Hemedti return

     Al-Burhan pledged temporary immunity and legal protections for participants in a Sudanese national dialogue.

3. Mon, 17 August 2026

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   • AllAfrica04:18
     Sudan: Sudan's El Burhan Pledges Guarantees, Sets Out Amnesty Rules for Dialogue

     [Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Sovereignty Council chair and army chief, Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, has pledged to provide the necessary legal, political, and security guarantees for the planned Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue inside the country, while stressing that the state will not organise the dialogue or determine its agenda or outcomes.

4. Tue, 18 August 2026

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   • AllAfrica14:32
     Africa: Burhan's Dialogue Is Not a Path to Stability

     [African Arguments] General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has discovered dialogue again. After years of promises, a military coup, emergency rule, war rhetoric and political exclusion, Sudan's army chief now says he wants a comprehensive dialogue inside the country to complete a civilian democratic transition. Al Jazeera reported proposals to drop death-penalty charges against opposition leaders and form a preparatory committee; Radio Dabanga reported talk of a presidential amnesty for leaders of the...

5. Fri, 21 August 2026

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   • AllAfrica12:06
     Sudan: Sudanese Women Leaders - 'El Burhan's Dialogue Call Meaningless Without a Ceasefire'

     [Dabanga] Kampala -- Sudanese women political and human rights leaders have criticised army chief Abdelfattah El Burhan's call for political dialogue, saying that any political process not preceded by clear steps to stop the war, create a suitable environment and ensure genuine participation by civilian forces risks becoming an attempt to reproduce past political experiences rather than address the roots of the crisis.

6. Tue, 25 August 2026

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   • AllAfrica05:09
     Sudan: Sudan Anti-War Forces Reject El Burhan Dialogue Call

     [Dabanga] Sudanese anti-war civilian and political forces have rejected Sovereignty Council President and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan's call for political dialogue, arguing that no credible political process can take place while the war continues.

7. Mon, 31 August 2026

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   • AllAfrica03:59
     Sudan: Sudan Anti-War Forces Warn UN Envoy - Burhan's Dialogue Could Entrench Division and Legitimise Ruling Authorities

     [Dabanga] Nairobi -- Representatives of the Declaration of Principles forces meet Pekka Haavisto, the UN secretary-general's personal envoy to Sudan, on Saturday to discuss developments in the political crisis and efforts to end the war. They stress that any political process that does not begin with ending the fighting and protecting civilians risks becoming a cover for entrenching the country's division and legitimising de facto authorities.

   • AllAfrica03:59
     Sudan: Sudan - Abdelwahid Rejects El Burhan's Dialogue As Eastern Civil Forces Back Anti-War Plan

     [Dabanga] Nairobi / Amsterdam -- The Sudan Liberation Movement, led by Abdelwahid El Nur (SLM-AW), has renewed its rejection of the dialogue proposed by Sudan's Sovereignty Council chair Abdelfattah El Burhan, while welcoming an initiative by the international Quad and expressing reservations and concerns about the performance of the international Quintet.

8. Wed, 2 September 2026

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   • AllAfrica05:01
     Sudan: Sudan Youth Parliament Warns of 'Deepening De Facto Partition'

     [Dabanga] Amsterdam -- As political initiatives for Sudan multiply and fears grow that the country's military divide could harden into a lasting political and institutional reality, the Sudan Youth Parliament has unveiled a new strategy for September 2026 to September 2028, placing grassroots groups, young people, and women at the centre of its vision for resolving the crisis.

9. Fri, 4 September 2026

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   • AllAfrica04:12
     Sudan: Sudanese Anti-War Forces Reject AU Backing for El Burhan Dialogue

     [Dabanga] Sudanese anti-war political and civil forces have rejected the African Union's endorsement of a "Sudanese-Sudanese Dialogue Initiative" proposed by Sovereignty Council President and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, warning that the process could legitimise military rule and deepen Sudan's division.

10. Mon, 7 September 2026

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    • AllAfrica05:17
      Sudan: Communist Party - 'Sudan's War Economy Deepens the Economic Abyss'

      [Dabanga] Amsterdam / Khartoum -- Sudan's Communist Party asserts the war has pushed the country into the gravest economic and social crisis in its modern history, creating a parallel economy in which military and commercial interests intertwine with smuggling networks.

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)05:45
      UN envoy urges progress toward inclusive political process in Sudan

      Pekka Haavisto discusses de-escalation, civilian protection and prisoner exchanges with army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

    • AllAfrica12:05
      Sudan: UN Envoy Presses Sudan Leader On Truce and Prisoner Exchange

      [Dabanga] Khartoum -- The UN special envoy for Sudan, Pekka Haavisto, has urged de-escalation of hostilities, and the protection of civilians in talks with Sudan's army chief and Sovereignty Council chair, Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, while raising the prospect of exchanging prisoners and civilian detainees.

11. Thu, 10 September 2026

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    • Anadolu Agency (AA)02:24
      Sudan’s Sovereignty Council chief discusses peace efforts, political process with Quintet delegation

      Delegation seeks to align international mediation efforts with Sudanese initiatives and promote an inclusive political process during its three-day visit.

    • AllAfrica05:15
      Sudan: Cairo Declaration Forces Reject El Burhan National Dialogue, Call for Negotiated End to Sudan War

      [Dabanga] Cairo -- A coalition of Sudanese political forces has rejected a proposed Sudanese-led national dialogue announced by Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) chief and head of the Sovereignty Council, Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, arguing that it would legitimise a reality created by war and entrench a de facto authority. The Cairo Declaration forces made the statement after a meeting of their leaders in Cairo on Monday. They said that, although El Burhan's recent rhetoric had shifted from "Glory to...

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)18:18
      International Quintet Mechanism rejects parallel governing structures in Sudan, says no military solution

      5-member mechanism calls for inclusive Sudanese-led political process toward democratic civilian government

12. Fri, 11 September 2026

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    • AllAfrica04:35
      Sudan: Sudan's Civil Society Groups Reject El Burhan's Mooted Dialogue As 'Political Cover'

      [Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudanese civil society coalitions and actors, the Darfur Women Platform, Sudan Civic Convergence Tracks, Sudan Peace Call, Tadamon, and Union's Front, have issued a categorical rejection of a proposed Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue sponsored by Gel Abdelfattah El Burhan and the country's military leadership, warning that a political process organised under the authority of one of the parties to the war cannot deliver either peace or legitimacy.

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)06:43
      Sudan’s Sovereignty Council chief says RSF excluded from national dialogue

      Abdel Fattah al-Burhan says Rapid Support Forces will have no role in Sudanese state after war

13. Wed, 16 September 2026

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    • AllAfrica05:05
      Sudan: U.S. Rules Out Political Future for Sudan's Warring Generals

      [Dabanga] Dubai -- The United States has ruled out a political future for Sudan's two warring generals, with Trump's senior adviser for Arab and Middle Eastern affairs Massad Boulos backing a rapid transition to civilian rule.