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Rapid Support Forces

Sudan: From mob mentality to civic rationality
Thought Leader
/ 28 March 2025

Sudan: From mob mentality to civic rationality

The economic consequences of Sudan’s diplomatic isolation restricts access to aid which, combined with war, are dire – worsened by social fractures that fuel military instability

By Waleed A Madibo
SA’s arms exports to UAE, a state accused of violating Genocide Convention
Thought Leader
/ 12 March 2025

SA’s arms exports to UAE, a state accused of violating Genocide Convention

In 2023, South Africa sold nearly R88 million worth of arms to the United Arab Emirates, to support a paramilitary group in Sudan

By Atilla Kisla
Sudan: A poisoned palace in a violent stalemate
Africa
/ 24 February 2025

Sudan: A poisoned palace in a violent stalemate

Despite dramatic shifts in the frontlines, neither side is anywhere near the ‘total military victory’ wanted by Sudan’s warring generals.

By Lydia Namubiru, The Continent
Rampage and ransom as heavyweight in Sudan’s RSF defects
Africa
/ 4 November 2024

Rampage and ransom as heavyweight in Sudan’s RSF defects

A fuller picture of the Rapid Support Forces massacres in Gezira, committed under the cover of a communications blackout, is emerging from survivors and victims’ families

By Liban Mahamed
Sudan’s government abandons Thabo Mbeki Foundation’s peace dialogue
Africa
/ 7 October 2024

Sudan’s government abandons Thabo Mbeki Foundation’s peace dialogue

The foundation hosted its inaugural Africa Peace & Security Dialogue to identify solutions to the continent’s conflicts

By Umamah Bakharia
‘Rebels’ should give up hope of ruling Sudan, says RSF adviser
Africa
/ 27 August 2024

‘Rebels’ should give up hope of ruling Sudan, says RSF adviser

US peace talks to end the 16-month war in the country have yielded no concrete results

By Umamah Bakharia
Sudan civil war fuels sexual violence and humanitarian crisis
Africa
/ 3 August 2024

Sudan civil war fuels sexual violence and humanitarian crisis

Both sides are accused of war crimes, and millions of people have been displaced and face famine in 14 areas of civil war in the country

By Umamah Bakharia
All eyes on proposed AU probe in Sudan
Thought Leader
/ 19 July 2024

All eyes on proposed AU probe in Sudan

The African Commission must seize the opportunity to investigate atrocities in Darfur

By Japhet Biegon
Between conflict and hope: A photographer’s journey amid Sudan’s turmoil
Africa
/ 22 April 2024

Between conflict and hope: A photographer’s journey amid Sudan’s turmoil

Photographer Ala Kheir was using his camera to document the scars of Sudan’s old wars. Then came the new war.

By Mukanzi Musanga
Resistance committees keep Sudan’s revolution alive
Africa
/ 9 March 2024

Resistance committees keep Sudan’s revolution alive

They ousted a dictator, defied a junta and now Sudan’s resistance committees are providing the only support to desperate people in their areas amid the war and persecution. Mark Weston spoke to one committee member in Khartoum

By Mark Weston and The Continent
Critical UN fact-finding mission in Sudan hobbled
Africa
/ 3 March 2024

Critical UN fact-finding mission in Sudan hobbled

The organisation does not have the funds to address the conflict and reveal the depth of the humanitarian crisis

By Sarah Jackson
Sudan civilians rush for arms as paramilitaries advance
Africa
/ 29 December 2023

Sudan civilians rush for arms as paramilitaries advance

The violence in the country has killed more than 12 000 people and the UN says at least 7.1 million people have been displaced

By Agence France Presse
Handwritten letters a lifeline in war-ravaged Darfur
Africa
/ 9 September 2023

Handwritten letters a lifeline in war-ravaged Darfur

With no cellphone service or phone calls, people in Sudan’s war-torn western region of Darfur are resorting to a bygone means of communication — handwritten letters, carried by taxi drivers

By Agence France Presse
Sudan civil servants go hungry as war rages
Africa
/ 16 July 2023

Sudan civil servants go hungry as war rages

About a million desperate public sector workers have had to survive on their savings or social aid networks

By Afp
Sudan’s war leaves its history and culture in ashes
Africa
/ 16 June 2023

Sudan’s war leaves its history and culture in ashes

An Omdurman Ahlia University library filled with rare books, handwritten manuscripts and historical documents was gutted by fire

By El Zahraa Jadallah and Tom Rhodes
Sudan fighting hits home
Africa
/ 30 May 2023

Sudan fighting hits home

First, they took away people’s dreams of democracy and peace. Now the men with guns are looting and occupying their homes

By Liban Mahamad and The Continent
Sudan’s leader and his deputy battle for control of the country
Africa
/ 19 April 2023

Sudan’s leader and his deputy battle for control of the country

The man who helped the general come to power in the most recent coup has become his rival

By Afp
Darfuris fear their new protectors
Africa
/ 9 January 2021

Darfuris fear their new protectors

For 13 years, United Nations and African Union peacekeepers have been stationed in the Sudanese region of Darfur.

By Ayin Network
UN urges probe into shooting of Sudan schoolchildren
Africa
/ 30 July 2019

UN urges probe into shooting of Sudan schoolchildren

The killings come as protest leaders are due to hold talks with the ruling generals on Tuesday on the remaining aspects of installing civilian rule

By Jay Deshmukh and Haitham El-Tabei
Sudan: Deadly crackdown probe results spark fresh protests
Africa
/ 29 July 2019

Sudan: Deadly crackdown probe results spark fresh protests

A Sudanese investigation said that 87 people were killed when security forces broke up a protest in June. The probe’s death toll sparked fresh anger

By Deutsche Welle 1
Mass protests for civilian rule rock Sudan
Africa
/ 1 July 2019

Mass protests for civilian rule rock Sudan

On Sunday, police fired several rounds of tear gas on crowds approaching the presidential palace after organisers called for a march

By Jay Deshmukh

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