Secret talks between rival Sudanese generals

Joint initiative of Arab states as East African political track falters

Sudan’s military regime and the renegade paramilitary that it is fighting held secret talks earlier this month in the Arabian Gulf, even as a more prominent track of negotiations facilitated by the East African bloc IGAD broke down.

Secrecy around the meetings underscores the reluctance of the Sudanese army to negotiate openly with the Rapid Support Forc…