Sudanese politicians have painted a bleak picture of the war-torn country, warning that it is sliding towards total state collapse as the warring parties chase an elusive military victory instead of a political solution.Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has devastated the country of 50 million people and battered its economy.The war has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced millions and created one of the world's largest humanitarian crises. Yet SAF leader Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan has vowed to continue fighting until the RSF is defeated, rejecting repeated attempts by the US and regional powers to broker a ceasefire. Both forces have been accused of grave abuse during the war.“We are talking about a crisis, but in reality, it is more than a crisis. It is the beginning of a complete collapse of the state," former mining minister Adel Ibrahim told Sky News Arabia in an interview aired on Saturday. “The state has not collapsed yet, but the process has begun, and every day it is moving closer to total collapse," he added.“If you look at the value of the Sudanese pound against the dollar, it is changing and falling every day. As you mentioned, it has lost more than tenfold of its value compared with where it stood before."Earlier this month, the SAF faced fresh evidence over its use of chemical weapons. Reports...
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