Is there any way out of Sudan’s nightmare?

Sudanese Students from schools in the East Nile region of the capital, hold up the Sudan flag during a protest against violations committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against the people of El-Fasher in Khartoum on November 3, 2025. For the past two and a half years, events in war-torn Sudan have been characterized by wild swings — not only between which side in the conflict has the upper hand, but between moments of tentative hope and outright despair.  Could that be the case this week, as one of the war’s darkest moments was followed by at least a tiny step toward peace?  The