When Sudan’s military removed leader Omar al-Bashir in 2019, it started receiving aid that is now under threat
On Monday soldiers detained Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, his ministers and civilian members of Sudan’s ruling council, who have been heading a transition to full civilian rule
A failed coup in September, weeks of brinkmanship, and a looming crisis in eastern Sudan have laid bare tensions between civilians and military leaders
State television broadcast patriotic songs as it announced the coup attempt and urged “the people to confront it”.
Why are coups happening more frequently? The most significant trend is the deepening democratic deficit across many African countries, and a corresponding decline in effective enforcement of democratic norms
Last month Sudan recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia, saying Addis Ababa had spurned its efforts to broker a ceasefire in the Tigray conflict.
Mary Corrigall meets with the Sudanese artist on the occasion of his largest solo exhibition in Joburg
Governments across sub-Saharan Africa violently pursue exiles abroad. Democracies must push back
Skirmishes between forces continue despite government calls for peace in a region already torn apart by ethnic conflicts
The pandemic has helped to expose the dire state of Sudan’s healthcare system, which lacks both equipment and medical personnel
For 13 years, United Nations and African Union peacekeepers have been stationed in the Sudanese region of Darfur.
The Ethiopian government has created its own ‘fact-checking’ unit — and it is not the only government to do so.
Economists question the manner in which the transitional government partially cut fuel subsidies
The conflict in Ethiopia could spill over into the entire Horn of Africa region. AU and regional leaders need to step up their efforts to de-escalate the situation
The aid worker allegedly called his security guard a ‘slave’
The United States is negotiating with African countries that will see them exchange Palestinian people’s rights for improved economic and trade conditions
The current tectonic cycle squeezes out water from the Earth’s aquifers; the previous cycle caused water to drain out of thelakes into the Earth’s aquifers
Sometimes, the best foreign policy might be not to get involved at all
Dumped by their employers, and then stranded by their governments, African workers in Lebanon just want to go home. But it’s not that simple
South Sudan has nearly run out of foreign currency – and this is just the tip of a much bigger economic crisis.
Striving to redress the injustice of the past on the Nile river
Once Tel Aviv’s sworn enemy, Khartoum is apparently ready to end hostilities, but Sudanese refugees fear they may be deported
The root causes of the ongoing conflict in Darfur are rising to the surface amid an influx of arms from Libya
The Bertelsmann Transformation Index Africa Report 2020, A Changing of the Guards or A Change of Systems?, suggests that we should be cautious about the prospects for rapid political improvements
Simmering tensions could see the country partitioned between east and west
Anti-racism and political contagion from Save Darfur to Black Lives Matter
Healthcare workers in the country are quitting because of assaults and inadequate PPE
Dynamic grassroots movements are especially needed in authoritarian states where institutions are fundamentally broken
In a few weeks, when the rainy season arrives, water will finally begin to flow into the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Expect regional tensions to rise along with the water level
After ousting a dictator, members of Sudan’s resistance committees are now helping to fight the Covid-19 pandemic
Several factors unique to the continent will complicate the efforts to reduce coronavirus infections
After years of neglect, the country’s health service was already under water. With fewer than 200 critical care beds, doctors say Covid-19 will ‘sink’ Sudan