London: Sudan’s Head of Mission at the Embassy in London, Ambassador Babiker Al-Siddig Mohamed Al-Amin, addressed a seminar at Oxford University titled: ‘Between Destruction and Hope: Understanding Sudan’s War and the Necessity of Reconstruction’, organized by the African Governance Forum at the university on Thursday evening. The event was attended by a number of academics, researchers, and students interested in Sudanese and African affairs.
According to Sudan News Agency, the Ambassador clarified that the situation in Sudan is neither a civil war nor a power struggle between two parties, but rather an externally backed aggression carried out through the terrorist Janjaweed militia, the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF). He provided a historical background on Sudan’s political evolution and its geopolitical importance, describing Sudan as ‘Miniature Africa’ and a bridge connecting all regions of the continent with each other and with the Middle East.
The Ambassador outlined the stages of the aggression by the terrorist RSF militia, starting with its attempt to seize power and take control of state institutions. After failing to achieve this, the militia directed its weapons against civilians, occupied citizens’ homes and civil institutions, and invaded secure states and remote villages where it committed dozens of massacres, acts of genocide, and ethnic cleansing. He noted that the Sudanese Armed Forces have regained most areas previously occupied by the terrorist Janjaweed militia, including the states of Khartoum, Al-Gezira, Sennar, and Blue Nile, and that around four million displaced persons returned to their regions during 2025.
He pointed out the formation of the civilian government in May 2025, led by Dr. Kamil Idris, and the launch of reconstruction efforts despite the ongoing attacks by the terrorist militia. The Ambassador emphasized the Sudanese people’s resilience and heroism in resisting the aggression and overcoming its consequences, noting that there has been no collapse of the state or social system. He highlighted that the Sudanese diaspora represents the largest donor of aid to those affected by the war.
He added that the militia’s retreat to Darfur has been accompanied by the resurgence of known patterns of ethnic violence perpetrated by the Janjaweed, citing the atrocities committed in El-Fashir as evidence. The Ambassador outlined that ending the war and achieving sustainable peace in Sudan requires forcing the RSF militia’s regional sponsor, the Abu Dhabi regime, to cease supplying the terrorist militia with weapons and fighters, and compelling the militia to halt its aggression, as it acts under the sponsor’s command. He called for treating the militia as a terrorist organization, similar to ISIS, Boko Haram, and other terrorist groups, holding perpetrators of genocide and other atrocities accountable, and providing restitution and compensation for individual and collective rights. He also emphasized the importance of implementing the Sudanese government’s roadmap presented to the United Nations.
The seminar also included Dr. Mohamed Awad Al-Baroudi, Professor at the United Nations University, who reviewed mechanisms for post-war reconstruction. Dr. Al-Baroudi focused on the opportunities and challenges of rehabilitating vital sectors such as health, education, and other essential services. He addressed issues of national reconciliation, principles of post-conflict reconstruction, and the importance of adopting a unified national vision to rebuild state institutions and establish long-term stability.