Steinmeier Visits Khartoum: Seizing the Opportunity for Sudan's Transition

Abstract

Sudan's transition process offers chances for conflict prevention and stabilization - core objectives of Germany's foreign policy in Africa. The international attention surrounding a visit by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Khartoum in late February 2020 gives the civilian side of Sudan's transitional government a golden opportunity to push forward difficult reforms. Germany should support these efforts and the transition process through diplomacy, mediation, and development cooperation.