A week before start of the opening of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80), the US administration announced a new round of sanctions against affiliates of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).

These sanctions also came as calls for a ceasefire grow following the Quartet meeting in Washington. By targeting a member of the new Cabinet and Islamist militias, the US sent a strong condemnation of both the government and the conduct of the armed conflict. 

This new round of sanctions isolated al-Burhan and placed PM Kamil El-Tayeb Idris at the center of the storm in New York during the UNGA80. His appointment by Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) in May, first since October 2021, raised concerns over Burhan’s overt attempt to pander to the international community. Idris served as Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), granting him a degree of........

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