Фото: пресс-служба Министерства энергетики Судана.
Belarus may gain access to the development of oil fields in war-torn Sudan and implement joint projects in energy, agriculture and industry. This was reported by the press service of Sudan’s Ministry of Energy following a meeting of the Sudanese side of the countries’ joint commission.
The meeting on August 10 was chaired by Sudan’s Energy Minister and head of the Sudanese side of the Sudan-Belarus commission, Al-Mutasim Ibrahim Ahmed. It was attended by State Minister at the Ministry of Finance Mohammed Nour Al-Daim, Director of the European Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jamal Malik, Deputy Energy Minister and Sudan’s Ambassador to Belarus Omar al-Amin, and other commission members.
The participants reviewed projects proposed for joint implementation with Belarus, as well as the anticipated amount of financing to be provided by the Belarus Development Bank.
In particular, Sudan is interested in increasing exports to Belarus, constructing and modernizing grain storage facilities, localizing the production of tractors and agricultural machinery, as well as components and materials for the power industry.
Cooperation in the oil industry is expected to be a separate area. Possible projects include technical studies and field development.
The parties are also considering cooperation in personnel training and the exchange of experience, science, culture and telecommunications. The discussions include providing scholarships for education, healthcare projects and developing ties between Belarusian and Sudanese universities.
“Following the meeting, the relevant agencies were instructed to accelerate the preparation of technical and procedural documentation and identify priority projects. After that, the parties expect to move toward approving the relevant agreements and implementing the projects in practice”, the press service said.
A civil war has been raging in Sudan since April 2023 between the government army (SAF), led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti). In 2025, the army regained control of Khartoum and most of the country’s central and eastern regions, while the RSF controls a significant part of the west, primarily Darfur. The main fighting is currently concentrated in Kordofan. The conflict has caused a major humanitarian crisis and displaced millions of people.