The fighting began in April 2023 when tension between the two generals broke into open conflict. The confrontation followed weeks of mounting disputes over plans to integrate the RSF<\/a> into the regular army as part of a stalled transition to civilian rule, quickly spiralling into a nationwide war.<\/p>\n Speaking ahead of the start of the meeting, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said: “We want to achieve more than at the last conference in London, that was a billion dollars.”<\/p>\n “It seems to be working,” he told the Deutschlandfunk broadcaster, adding: “There are more pledges coming in now, we are working on this.”<\/p>\n Germany<\/a> \u200bwill \u200bprovide an additional 20 million \u2060euros ($23.58 million) to Sudan this year, with \u2060further funding commitments currently \u200bunder review, the development ministry in Berlin said in a \u2060statement.<\/p>\n The Berlin conference is co-hosted by Germany, the African Union, the EU, France, the UK and the US. It includes, for the first time, a structured civilian forum involving Sudanese civil society groups.<\/p>\n Play Sudan’s devastating civil war passes three-year point<\/p>\n Abdalla Hamdok<\/a>, Sudan\u2019s former civilian prime minister, is in attendance. He was removed in the 2021 military coup led by Gen Al Burhan and Gen Dagalo, which collapsed the civilian political process and paved the way for the rival military forces to turn on each other.<\/p>\n Mr Hamdok told The National in an interview before travelling to Berlin for the conference that the civilian delegation expects to push for humanitarian access, protection of civilians and a political track to end the war.<\/p>\n “For the first time, they are giving a civilian voice and listening to us as civilians,” he said. <\/p>\n Neither the Sudanese army nor the RSF has been invited to the Berlin meeting. The Sudanese government said Germany\u2019s plan to host a conference on Sudan on April 15 was \u201ca surprising and unacceptable\u201d interference in its internal affairs, saying it was done without consulting Khartoum and warning that engaging with paramilitary groups would undermine state sovereignty.<\/p>\n The war has killed tens of thousands, and about 14 million people have been displaced, according to a recent UN report, with 9 million inside Sudan and 4.4 million across borders.<\/p>\n International efforts to end violence have failed so far. Even a humanitarian truce \u2013 called for by the US, the UAE<\/a>, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, collectively known as the Quad \u2013 is out of reach.<\/p>\n The senior advisor \u200bfor African affairs to the US President Donald Trump<\/a> said that his country \u200bis \u2060not taking sides in \u2060the war \u200bin Sudan<\/a> and \u2060is focused on working on a UN mechanism \u2060to resolve \u200bthe \u2060conflict.<\/p>\n The US wants to secure a humanitarian truce that allows aid to reach people, Senior Advisor \u200bMassad \u200cBoulos<\/a> said \u2060on \u200bthe sidelines of the conference.<\/p>\n Global failure<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/media\/qll1WB7C\/poster.jpg\")
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