Three years into Sudan’s raging conflict, the war-torn country’s partition is becoming a reality, with both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) settling into the new status quo.

After years of intense fighting and deliberate targeting of critical infrastructure, the country is now de facto divided in a Libya-style partition (MEES, 12 September 2025): the army controls the east and the Red Sea coast, including the Bashayer-2 Marine Terminal at Port Sudan from which crude from Sudan and its southern neighbor is exported. (CONTINUED - 830 WORDS)