A quartet of influential states — the US, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt — last week jointly proposed a roadmap to peace that is intended to end the war in Sudan, which has been ongoing since April 2023. With the conflict well into its third year, there is no sign of a decisive military victory for either side.

US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE, proposed the initiative, which has been criticised by Sudan’s government.

A quartet of influential states — the US, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt — last week jointly proposed a roadmap to peace that is intended to end the war in Sudan, which has been…