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Sudan

RSF and allies to hold meeting in Nairobi

Almost two years since the start of the civil war, the Rapid Support Forces and their supporters will meet for the second time in the Kenyan capital from 12 to 14 April.

Subscribers only Politics 10.04.2025

Kenyan tea squeezes into Sudan despite import ban

The diplomatic wrangling between the two states rumbles on, after Sudan's embassy responded to remarks by William Ruto. The Kenyan president had insisted his country was still exporting tea to Sudan, despite a recently imposed embargo.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Diplomacy 08.04.2025

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Faustin-Archange Touadéra paves the way for Emirati and Russian military sites

Faustin-Archange Touadéra in Bouboui, 1 March 2025. © Patrick Meinhardt/AFP

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 31.03.2025

UAE solicits new AU Commission

In an effort to safeguard her country's interests in Sudan, UAE Deputy Foreign Minister Lana Zaki Nusseibeh has requested a meeting with African Union Commissioner Paps Bankole Adeoye.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.03.2025

With new Constitution signed, RSF and allies plot parallel state

The newly-formed Sudan Founding Alliance is expected to pave the way for a future alternative government to that in Port Sudan. A yet-to-be revealed transition timetable is also in the works.

Subscribers only Politics 13.03.2025

In Nairobi, RSF and allies define terms of their parallel state

Delegates affiliated to Sudan's Rapid Support Forces at a meeting in Nairobi, 18 February 2025. © Monicah Mwangi/Reuters

Subscribers only Politics 05.03.2025

Burhan forces through new constitution giving army more control

After a hasty consultation with its political allies, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's administration has published a new constitutional document that removes the role of the Rapid Support Forces. The text gives the military more room to manoeuvre in the wielding of power.

Subscribers only Politics 28.02.2025

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrives in Messawi, near Meroe, 29 August 2024.

Hemeti manoeuvres to win support for his parallel government project

Faced with the imminent announcement of a government led by General al-Burhan, the Rapid Support Forces have organised an event in Nairobi. Leading Sudanese political figures have been invited to this Kenyan-backed gathering.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 20.02.2025

General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemeti, in the capital Khartoum on 8 October 2020.

The race to form civilian governments that shattered Taqaddum

Following the split in the main civilian coalition, supporters of establishing a government in the areas under the control of the Rapid Support Forces are meeting in Nairobi. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's Sudanese army is preparing an imminent announcement.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.02.2025

Spotlight
Osama Daoud thrives in a war-torn land

The Sudanese mogul is a high-profile figure in his homeland and an expert at adapting to the country's ever-changing political landscape. His clout in the army and ties to the royal Emirati family place him at the heart of the conflict that has been waging since 2023.

Subscribers only Business 14.01.2025

Osama Daoud Abdellatif, head of DAL Group, in Khartoum, Sudan, October 2018.

RSF's political wing sets up home across Europe

The Qimam movement wants to take over areas controlled by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo's Rapid Support Forces. To restore his reputation, Hemeti has even established branches abroad for the political wing, particularly in key European capitals.

Subscribers only Politics 13.01.2025

Running story
The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Fighting has been ongoing since 15 April 2023 between the two strong men of Khartoum, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemeti, the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Subscribers only Defence, Politics, Diplomacy 13.01.2025

Generals Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

World Bank releases $186m emergency aid for Sudan

The World Bank released two emergency financing packages for Sudan on 13 December - one for $100m and one for $86m. 13 million Sudanese have fled their homes and 24 million need emergency humanitarian aid due to the civil war that erupted in April 2023.

Subscribers only Defence 19.12.2024

Antony Blinken presses UN Security Council for progress on Sudan

After failing to broker a ceasefire between the two warring parties, Washington is now trying to reconvene the members of the Security Council to discuss the situation in Sudan. The US Secretary of State may attend the meeting in person.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.12.2024

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on 24 September 2024.

Abuja seeks mediation role in Sudan

President Bola Tinubu is looking to carve out a role for Nigeria as a mediator in the Sudan peace process. Abuja, which has not been involved in previous efforts to resolve the bloody conflict, is now seeking to rally international support towards this goal.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.12.2024

Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Paris on 28 November 2024.

French foreign minister shuns Port Sudan to avoid legitimising SAF leader

His officials redirected him to Chad instead to avoid sending out an ambiguous message.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.12.2024

Taqaddum executive committee meets in Entebbe

Some 100 Sudanese civilian coalition leaders are travelling to the Ugandan city today in an effort to quell the divisions undermining the movement.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 03.12.2024

A fighter loyal to Abdel Fattah al-Burhan during a graduation ceremony in Gedaref, southeastern Sudan, on 27 May 2024.

Former Janjaweed warlord Musa Hilal's faltering comeback

Musa Hilal, a long-standing rival of paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo in the Darfur region, is manoeuvring behind the scenes and waiting for an opportunity to make a comeback as the country's civil war rages.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 29.11.2024

Sudanese Janjaweed militia chief Musa Hilal in Khartoum on 11 March 2021.

Tigrayan peacekeepers left stranded by civil war

Hundreds of Ethiopian soldiers from Tigray were deployed in peace missions in Sudan and South Sudan at the turn of this decade. But civil wars, first in their native region and then in Sudan, have prevented their return home, and they have still not received payment for their two-year mission.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 28.11.2024

Ethiopian former peacekeepers, deployed to the Abyei region, disembark from a United Nations aircraft in Sudan on 15 May 2022 after seeking asylum.

Burhan expands his team of lobbyists in Washington

As they attempt to recapture Khartoum from the RSF, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's SAF is increasing its PR campaigns, hiring a bevvy of lobbyists in Washington.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.11.2024

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan at the COP29 Climate Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, 12 November 2024.

Airlift to Sudanese conflict zones continues to intrigue

Cargo planes are making almost daily flights between Uganda, Sudan and South Sudan. This lends weight to claims about Kampala's alleged support of the Rapid Support Forces.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 18.11.2024

Saudi Arabia resumes consular activities in Port Sudan

It is due to resume its consular activities at the beginning of December.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.11.2024

Touadéra switches allegiance in Sudan civil war

The Central African Republic president is distancing himself from Sudan's paramilitary RSF leader Hemeti and forging ties with his enemy in the country's civil war, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. In exchange, Bangui wants CAR rebel leaders in Sudan arrested.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.11.2024

Faustin-Archange Touadéra in Moscow, Russia, 16 February 2024.

EU mulls fresh sanctions on Sudan's warring parties

With no let-up in sight after 18 months of devastating conflict, member states of the European bloc will next week decide whether to extend punitive measures imposed earlier this year on some of the war's key players.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.11.2024

Hamdok keeps low profile in Brussels after London heckling

He did not appear in public in the Belgian capital.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.11.2024

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RSF and allies to hold meeting in Nairobi

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UAE solicits new AU Commission

With new Constitution signed, RSF and allies plot parallel state

In Nairobi, RSF and allies define terms of their parallel state

Burhan forces through new constitution giving army more control

Hemeti manoeuvres to win support for his parallel government project

The race to form civilian governments that shattered Taqaddum

Spotlight
Osama Daoud thrives in a war-torn land

RSF's political wing sets up home across Europe

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The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

World Bank releases $186m emergency aid for Sudan

Antony Blinken presses UN Security Council for progress on Sudan

Abuja seeks mediation role in Sudan

French foreign minister shuns Port Sudan to avoid legitimising SAF leader

Taqaddum executive committee meets in Entebbe

Former Janjaweed warlord Musa Hilal's faltering comeback

Tigrayan peacekeepers left stranded by civil war

Burhan expands his team of lobbyists in Washington

Airlift to Sudanese conflict zones continues to intrigue

Saudi Arabia resumes consular activities in Port Sudan

Touadéra switches allegiance in Sudan civil war

EU mulls fresh sanctions on Sudan's warring parties

Hamdok keeps low profile in Brussels after London heckling

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Sudan

RSF and allies to hold meeting in Nairobi

Kenyan tea squeezes into Sudan despite import ban

Spotlight Faustin-Archange Touadéra paves the way for Emirati and Russian military sites

UAE solicits new AU Commission

With new Constitution signed, RSF and allies plot parallel state

In Nairobi, RSF and allies define terms of their parallel state

Burhan forces through new constitution giving army more control

Hemeti manoeuvres to win support for his parallel government project

The race to form civilian governments that shattered Taqaddum

Spotlight Osama Daoud thrives in a war-torn land

RSF's political wing sets up home across Europe

Running story The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

World Bank releases $186m emergency aid for Sudan

Antony Blinken presses UN Security Council for progress on Sudan

Abuja seeks mediation role in Sudan

French foreign minister shuns Port Sudan to avoid legitimising SAF leader

Taqaddum executive committee meets in Entebbe

Former Janjaweed warlord Musa Hilal's faltering comeback

Tigrayan peacekeepers left stranded by civil war

Burhan expands his team of lobbyists in Washington

Airlift to Sudanese conflict zones continues to intrigue

Saudi Arabia resumes consular activities in Port Sudan

Touadéra switches allegiance in Sudan civil war

EU mulls fresh sanctions on Sudan's warring parties

Hamdok keeps low profile in Brussels after London heckling

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Spotlight
Faustin-Archange Touadéra paves the way for Emirati and Russian military sites

Spotlight
Osama Daoud thrives in a war-torn land

Running story
The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur