Sudan

International donors on Thursday pledged $1.5bn to support Sudan’s fragile transition. Crisis Group expert Murithi Mutiga says international financial support is desperately needed as the country faces mounting economic turbulence that is undermining public confidence

Somalia

Islamist extremist group Al Shabaab claimed a suicide bombing targeting a Turkish military base in Mogadishu that killed two civlians. Crisis Group expert Omar Mahmood says the bombing marks an escalation in Al Shabaab’s recent