A Sudanese political analyst says General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s visit to Saudi Arabia cannot be separated from the Saudi–US initiative to end the war in Sudan, describing the trip as a calculated step within a broader peace track led from Riyadh and Washington.
Dr. al-Fateh Osman Mahjoub, deputy director of the Rasid Center for Political and Strategic Studies, told Al-Rakoba that Burhan’s visit to the kingdom followed an earlier Saudi delegation to Port Sudan led by the Saudi deputy foreign minister.
Mahjoub said that visit is believed to have carried specific Saudi proposals linked to the Saudi–US mediation effort. He pointed to the composition of the Saudi side in the Riyadh talks – including the defence minister, the ministers of finance and foreign affairs, and the intelligence chief – as a sign that Riyadh is treating the Sudan file as a high-priority strategic dossier.
According to Mahjoub, Saudi Arabia’s role in Sudanese affairs will grow significantly if Burhan accepts the proposals presented to him, which aim to establish basic principles for ending the war. He noted that various reports have circulated, including claims that Riyadh has floated the idea of reinstating Abdalla Hamdok as Sudan’s prime minister.
Mahjoub stressed that the trip was not initiated by Burhan himself, but took place within the framework of the Saudi–US plan to restore peace in Sudan, something he said is evident from the brevity and tightly managed nature of the visit.
Earlier on Monday, the head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, arrived in the Saudi city of Jeddah as part of this diplomatic push.
