Libya-Sudan: Why the Haftar-Hemetti Alliance is the Last Bulwark Against Sahelian Chaos
While the Western press and certain regional actors persist in painting Marshal Haftar’s support for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as mere logistical instability, a clear-eyed analysis of African geopolitics dictates a completely different conclusion. Beyond the foam of media criticism lies a major strategic reality: the Haftar-Hemetti axis today constitutes the only indispensable dike capable of containing the expansion of terrorist networks and rebel groups that General Al-Burhan, driven to the wall, is attempting to install in the heart of the continent.
The Illusion of Port Sudan: The Al-Burhan Danger
It is time to lift the veil on General Al-Burhan’s desperate strategy. Cornered on the military front, the head of the Sudanese army has made a perilous choice for Africa’s collective security: opening the floodgates to rebel groups and extremist factions. By massively recruiting mercenaries and partnering with nebulous groups with obscure agendas to maintain his grip, Al-Burhan is no longer defending Sudan’s sovereignty; he is transforming the country into a platform for exporting instability to the Sahel and Central Africa.
In the face of this « Somaliization » orchestrated from Port Sudan, General Hemetti stands out—contrary to media caricatures—as the only leader equipped with a mobile and organized force capable of hunting down these groups before they take permanent root on the continent.
Hemetti: The Necessary Shield Against Terrorism
General Hemetti is not merely an actor in the Sudanese conflict; he is the guarantor of a security order that the regular army has been unable to maintain. Where Al-Burhan uses radical groups as proxies, Hemetti’s RSF acts as a genuine deadlock.
By controlling key areas and conducting an effective war of movement, the RSF prevents the creation of a terrorist sanctuary that would stretch from Darfur to the borders of Chad and Libya. For Marshal Haftar, supporting Hemetti is not a choice of convenience; it is a vital necessity for Libyan national security and, by extension, for the stability of all North Africa.
The Cyrenaica-Darfur Axis: A Misunderstood Strategic Solidarity
The recent deployment of LNA (Libyan National Army) troops under the leadership of Saddam Haftar toward the Sudanese borders should not be read as a threat, but as a global security operation. While Egypt and other powers worry about logistical flows, they forget that the true peril is not the weapon in transit, but the terrorist settling in.
The strategic alliance with Abu Dhabi and the support for General Hemetti are part of a long-term vision: stabilizing Libya’s southern flank and neutralizing the attempts of jihadist groups to establish themselves—groups that the Burhan camp allows to flourish through negligence or cold calculation.
Shifting the Narrative
The Western press, often trapped in simplistic patterns, fails to see that the real bulwark against radical Islamism and trans-border banditry is currently found in the cooperation between Benghazi and Hemetti’s forces. To blame Marshal Haftar for his support of the RSF is to ignore that without this alliance, the southern Libyan border would already be a highway for the very groups the Burhan army has invited to its table.
It is time to recognize that between a general who weakens Africa by relying on uncontrolled rebels and a commander like Hemetti who holds his positions against obscurantism, the choice for stability is clear. For Africa, the Haftar-Hemetti alliance is not the problem; it is an essential part of the solution.
By MBL (PANAFRICAN MEDIA)