Sudan Rejects Berlin Conference, Threatens to Reconsider Ties with Organizers

The Sudanese government formally rejected the Berlin Conference scheduled for April 15, 2026, which is set to convene without its participation.

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Sudan's ambassador to Germany delivered an official memorandum stating that any attempt to discuss Sudan without involving its government represents a flagrant violation of international law and the UN Charter.

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The memorandum warned that the tutelage approach reflected in the Berlin Conference might prompt Sudan to reconsider its dealings with the countries organising and sponsoring the conference.

Vice Chairman of the Sovereignty Council Malik Agar said the conference is against the wishes and aspirations of the Sudanese people.

The rejection came despite the conference being hosted by Germany alongside France, the UK, the US, the EU, and the African Union.

The conference's exclusion of the Sudanese government sparked divergent reactions within Sudan.

Sudanese civil society circles criticized the government's stance, arguing that the conference primarily focuses on mobilizing funding to confront the humanitarian disaster.

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Prime Minister Kamil Idris predicted the conference to be a total failure if the government was not included.

The conference invited about 40 Sudanese figures representing political forces, youth, and women.

The exclusion of the military-appointed government created chaos at the summit.

International preparations for the Berlin Conference faced disruption campaigns led by platforms affiliated with the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood.

“In the heart of Sudan's war-torn wreckage, as hope suffocates under the grip of a political horizon that has stalled, the Berlin conference planned for April 15 appears as an international opportunity that could pull the country back from the abyss at its edge”

An-Nahar

Political analyst Abdul Aziz Mansour noted that the parties that ignited the war are the same ones seeking to thwart any unified civilian front.

The conference hosts about 40 Sudanese figures representing wide civil and national spectrums.

The faces of power that ignited the war are represented in numbers perhaps larger than the representation of democratic forces.

The Sudanese scene stands at a historic crossroads: either peace or continued war.

The Berlin Conference is structured around two parallel tracks: humanitarian and civilian political.

The conference includes the Quartet and about 40 Sudanese figures representing wide civil and national spectrums.

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The Sudanese government reaffirmed its commitment to a peaceful solution based on the roadmap presented by the Transitional Sovereignty Council.

Deputy Director of International Health explained that the government has received only $385 million of the $2.9 billion it is seeking.

The conference represents a decisive test before the international community.