Rapid Support Forces
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Africa must address the strategic impact of drones on future wars to preserve peace
New and emerging technologies should serve peace, not conflict
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
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
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.
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
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 This content is restricted to registered users and…
‘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
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
All eyes on proposed AU probe in Sudan
The African Commission must seize the opportunity to investigate atrocities in Darfur
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.
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…
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
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
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…
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