Tag: Sudan
Call to close UN Sudan mission is third in Africa this...
Sudan is the third African country to call for closure of a United Nations (UN) mission following the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and...
Violence on the up in Darfur
Escalating violence in Sudan’s Darfur has sparked fears of a repeat of atrocities committed two decades ago in the region the United Nations (UN)...
Sudan’s future is being shaped by guns and money – like...
Like most contemporary wars, Sudan’s war cannot be reduced to a contest between two sides. It is many other things, among them a gun...
Mass grave found in Sudan’s west Darfur
The ongoing Sudan conflict with government forces opposing the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militia continue taking a toll on civilians, two United...
ISS: Sudan needs African Union boots on the ground
While international and regional responses to the crisis in Sudan have been swift, they haven’t stopped the violence perpetrated against civilians. Slow, ineffective talks...
Sudan conflict: how China and Russia are involved and the differences...
As clashes continue between the Sudanese military and rapid support forces, the current and historic role of foreign governments in Sudanese affairs is under...
Chad on the brink: how the war in Sudan hurts its...
Since the 15 April outbreak of hostilities in Sudan, the civilian population has been bearing the brunt.
The Rapid Support Forces, led by General Mohamed...
War in Sudan puts South Sudan in danger too: the world’s...
Twelve years after independence, South Sudan remains extremely poor and underdeveloped. A peace deal brokered in 2018 has failed to end conflict. And the...
Why are military coups returning to Africa?
Coup attempts were frequent in Africa in the post-independence and Cold War periods.
By comparison, the past 20 or so years have been quiet. From...
Sudan is awash with weapons: how the two forces compare and...
Armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has escalated following an outbreak of violence in April 2023. There...
ISS: Sudan’s war poses grave risks for Chad and CAR
Opponents in Sudan’s deadly clashes seem determined to continue fighting despite repeated calls from neighbouring countries, the African Union and United Nations for a...
Sudan’s conflict will have a ripple effect in an unstable region...
Sudan, Africa’s third largest country by land mass, shares borders with seven countries in an unstable region. This means that Sudan’s current conflict will...
Sudan: the longer the conflict lasts, the higher the risk of...
The 2019 Sudan uprisings that ousted long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir and installed a military-civilian transitional government gave hope that the northern African country could...
Sudan conflict straining fragility of its neighbors
The conflict between Sudan’s rival military factions is triggering massive population displacements that are stressing the region’s already fragile coping systems.
The conflict between the...
ISS: Stopping the spread of Sudan’s bloodshed
The United Nations (UN) warns that Sudan’s bloody conflict could soon seep through the country’s borders and spread. Its Secretary-General António Guterres said the...
What happens in Sudan won’t stay in Sudan
In 2011, a street vendor set himself on fire in Tunisia, an act that triggered unprecedent waves of protests in the Arab World toppling...
Sudan’s conflict has its roots in three decades of elites fighting...
Sudan stands on the brink of yet another civil war sparked by the deadly confrontation between the Sudan Armed Forces of General Abdelfatah El-Burhan...
Ramaphosa calls for a permanent ceasefire in Sudan as SA nationals...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for those involved in the conflict in Sudan to immediately cease the violent activities.
President Ramaphosa was addressing a media...
Omar al-Bashir brutalised Sudan – how his 30-year legacy is playing...
Since independence in 1956 the Sudanese have lived through 35 coups, attempted coups and coup plots – more than any other African country. When...
SANDF working to evacuate 77 South Africans in Sudan
As the situation in Sudan continues to be volatile, Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) spokesperson, Clayson Monyela, says the latest number of...
ISS: Sudan’s military rivals fight to the death over the spoils
The explosion of violence in Sudan this week has derailed the country’s troubled post-Omar al-Bashir transition from military rule to democratic civilian government, perhaps...
Sudan created a paramilitary force to destroy government threats – but...
Sudan is in crisis. Fighting continues between Sudan’s military leader, Abdelfattah Al-Burhan, and his deputy on Sudan’s ruling council, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo, who...
UN human rights chief calls for negotiations to halt fighting in...
As opposing sides in Sudan today (Wednesday, 19 April) seemed set for a 24 hour ceasefire a heartfelt plea for them to return to...
Sudan’s Hemedti – the warlord who built a paramilitary force more...
Dozens have been killed in armed clashes in the Sudanese capital Khartoum following months of tension between the military and the powerful paramilitary group...
SA calls for end of hostilities in Sudan
Government says it has noted with concern and condemns the fighting that erupted on Saturday morning in several parts of Khartoum and other areas...
Ilemi Triangle spat: how resources fuel East Africa’s border conflicts
For decades, African states have grappled with numerous interstate border disputes, especially in resource-rich regions. In east Africa, most of these conflicts are as...
Japanese donation boosts IED removal efforts in Sudan
Humanitarian mine action in Sudan is seen by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) as one part of peacebuilding in troubled Sudan with...
Wagner Group in Africa: Russia’s presence on the continent increasingly relies...
Mercenaries have been a fixture in Africa since the second half of the 20th century. They have been used to protect incumbent leaders or...
Sudan’s Military Industry Corporation pushes sales to Africa
Sudan’s Military Industry Corporation (MIC) wants to expand its exports to other African countries and is stepping up its presence at African defence shows.
In...
Four African countries make UN 2022 peace and security overview
United Nations (UN) peacekeepers in Africa found themselves in harm’s way is how the world body politely describes the often harrowing task faced by...
Sudan markets long range 122 mm rockets
Sudan’s Military Industry Corporation (MIC) is offering its 122 mm artillery rocket system to potential customers amongst a wide range of land and air...
Violence in West Darfur echoes bloody past
Attacks in West Darfur are awakening fears that the region could return to the violence of its darkest period. Humanitarian groups and international organizations...
ISS: Could joint AU-UN mediation break Sudan’s stalemate?
Mediation in Sudan’s broken political transition is yet to bring stability to the country. Attempts by the United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU)...
Farewell AMISOM, hello ATMIS
The African Union (AU) Mission in Somalia – AMISOM – is fast reaching its expiry date and work is well underway on a new...
Wagner Group continues to exert Russian influence in Africa
The increasing presence of Russia’s Wagner Group in Africa underlined the Kremlin’s continued efforts to exert its influence on the continent in 2021.
The shadowy...
ISS: Hamdok’s departure should prompt a rethink
Events leading up to the resignation on 2 January of civilian prime minister Abdalla Hamdok have returned Sudan’s rocky democratic transition to Square One....
Tons of food stolen in Darfur
A World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in North Darfur state capital El Fasher was attacked by unknown armed groups who stole thousands of tons of food.
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ISS: Will Sudan’s new agreement hold this time around?
Managing the transitional pitfalls in Sudan’s post-coup agreement is vital for the country’s stability.
Sudan’s 25 October coup was a miscalculation on the part of the military....
Sudan cut off from $650 million of international funding after coup
Sudan was unable to access $650 million in international funding in November when assistance was paused after a coup, the finance minister of the...
Sudan’s Burhan says military will exit politics after 2023 elections
Sudan's military will exit politics after elections scheduled for 2023, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told Reuters in an interview on Saturday, adding that the...
Sudan security forces fire tear gas at march against military rule
Sudanese security forces fired tear gas as tens of thousands of protesters gathered in central Khartoum on Tuesday to oppose military rule following a...
Six Sudanese soldiers killed in Ethiopian attack – Sudan military sources
Six Sudanese soldiers were killed on Saturday in an attack by Ethiopian forces on a Sudanese army post near the border between the countries,...
Sudan’s Burhan dismisses senior intelligence officers, sources say
Sudan's military leader has overhauled top intelligence positions, dismissing at least eight general intelligence officers and replacing the head of military intelligence, two official...
Sudanese politicians released after beginning hunger strike
Sudan's former minister of cabinet affairs Khalid Omer Yousif was released from detention along with others less than a day after beginning a hunger...
Tunisia navy rescues 487 migrants from overloaded boat
The Tunisian navy rescued 487 migrants on Friday from an overloaded boat that ran into difficulty in rough seas in the Mediterranean as they...
Thousands protest in Sudan against deal between PM Hamdok and military
Tens of thousands of Sudanese protested in the streets of Khartoum and other cities on Thursday, keeping up the pressure on military leaders after...
‘Shooting with no limit’: Sudan protester deaths harden resolve against army
Mohamed Abdelsalam had been planning to help his 18-year-old son Mido emigrate from Sudan to Saudi Arabia. Instead, the youth was fatally wounded with...
Sudan’s Hamdok to review appointments made by military
Appointments and dismissals made since a military takeover in Sudan last month will be reviewed and political detainees will be freed over the next...
Sudan’s Hamdok says investigation launched into violations against protesters
An investigation has been launched into violations committed against protesters since the military power grab on 25 October, Sudan's newly reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla...
US tells Sudan that deal to reinstate Prime Minister Hamdok is...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday told Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan that an agreement...