Sudan's New Peace Plan Demands Reckoning with Foreign Patronage Before Talks Begin

Malik Agar, deputy chairman of Sudan's transitional government, has proposed a national dialogue framework that explicitly requires addressing external interference in the conflict—particularly allegations of UAE support for the Rapid Support Forces. The move signals a strategic shift: rather than sideline the foreign patronage question, Agar's plan makes it a prerequisite for credible domestic negotiations. Sudan's government has invoked the same UAE allegation when rejecting earlier peace proposals. Whether outside powers accept this accountability framing will shape the proposal's prospects.