{"id":402894,"date":"2026-02-06T14:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=402894"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:14:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:14:54","slug":"brazil-sudan-a-global-south-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazil-sudan-a-global-south-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil\u2013Sudan: A Global South partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Ahmed Swar<\/strong>*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the international system undergoes profound transformation and traditional North\u2013South paradigms continue to erode, Sudan faces a critical opportunity to recalibrate its foreign partnerships on more balanced and pragmatic terms. Within this shifting landscape, cooperation with Brazil stands out as a credible model of South\u2013South engagement\u2014one grounded in knowledge transfer, shared development priorities, and mutual benefit, rather than conditionality or historical asymmetry. For Sudan, this partnership carries particular weight at a moment when post-war reconstruction, state-building, and economic recovery are inseparable from broader global challenges, notably food security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brazil\u2019s engagement with Africa is shaped by deep historical and cultural ties, reinforced by the country\u2019s position as home to the largest population of African descent outside the continent. This legacy has informed a foreign policy approach that frames Africa not merely as an economic frontier, but as a strategic partner within a broader Global South vision. The return of President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva has reinforced this orientation, restoring Africa to a central place in Brazil\u2019s diplomatic agenda as part of its wider effort to strengthen multilateralism and rebalance global governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite significant complementarities, Brazil\u2013Sudan relations have historically lagged behind Brazil\u2019s partnerships with other African states, particularly Lusophone countries such as Angola and Mozambique. Yet Sudan\u2019s current circumstances create space for a strategic reassessment. As the country seeks partners with practical development experience\u2014rather than prescriptive policy frameworks\u2014Brazil offers a relevant and credible reference point, having navigated its own challenges of inequality, institutional reform, and inclusive growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agriculture constitutes the most strategic axis of potential cooperation. Sudan possesses one of the world\u2019s largest reserves of underutilized arable land, alongside substantial water resources and ecological diversity. However, decades of conflict, underinvestment, and weak value chains have constrained productivity. Brazil\u2019s globally recognized expertise in tropical agriculture\u2014spanning research, mechanization, smallholder integration, and agri-industrial development\u2014presents a tangible pathway for transforming Sudan\u2019s agricultural sector. Beyond domestic food security, such cooperation could position Sudan as a reliable supplier within regional and global food markets, at a time when supply disruptions and climate pressures are reshaping global demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health cooperation represents another critical pillar. Sudan\u2019s health system has been severely weakened by conflict, creating an urgent need for scalable, cost-effective solutions. Brazil\u2019s experience in universal healthcare, public health governance, and the production of affordable generic medicines offers practical models that could support system recovery while mitigating humanitarian pressures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equally important is cooperation in education and capacity-building. Sustainable reconstruction depends not only on physical infrastructure but on human capital capable of managing institutions, planning development, and sustaining reform. Academic exchanges, professional training, and technical cooperation in public administration would therefore play a decisive role in anchoring long-term stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politically, Brazil and Sudan share converging perspectives on key international issues, including the reform of global governance, respect for sovereignty, and the prioritization of political solutions over coercive interventions. Brazil\u2019s consistent emphasis on dialogue, development, and multilateral engagement enhances its potential role as a constructive partner for Sudan within international forums, particularly given Brazil\u2019s influence within the Global South.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Challenges remain substantial. Persistent insecurity, institutional fragility, and intensifying geopolitical competition all constrain the pace and depth of cooperation. Advancing this partnership will require sustained political commitment and a strategic framework that moves beyond ad hoc engagement toward long-term development planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As BRICS consolidates its role within an emerging multipolar order, Brazil\u2013Sudan cooperation acquires significance beyond the bilateral level. The convergence of Brazil\u2019s agricultural expertise and Sudan\u2019s natural endowments offers a rare opportunity to contribute meaningfully to global food security while advancing Sudan\u2019s reconstruction and integration into the Global South\u2019s evolving economic architecture. In this context, the partnership represents not only a development option, but a strategic alignment with the realities of a changing world order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Ahmed Swar is Sudan\u2019s ambassador to Brazil.<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

The opinions expressed in the articles are the responsibility of the authors.<\/em><\/strong>
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