Sudan • New army head Yasser al-Atta names longstanding loyalists to key roles

The new chief of staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has never believed in negotiating. In the weeks leading up to his appointment on 2 April, Yasser al-Atta hammered home his official line: military victory, either by the defeat or by the surrender of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (known as Hemeti), is the only