Only Civilian Leaders Can Forge a Path to Peace Less than five years into its halting journey toward democracy, Sudan is spiraling toward protracted civil war. On April 15, fighting erupted between the country’s two
Sudan: Coups, Imperialists and Resistance
January 30, 2022. Update added April 23, 2023 Like all the nations of the Horn of Africa that abut the Red Sea, the main passageway for the transit of Middle Eastern oil, Sudan has been
After Years Of Attacking Protesters, Sudan’s Army And Paramilitary RSF Turn On Each Other – OpEd
More than 500 people have been killed and 4,000 injured since fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on April 15. Groups such as the Sudan
Sudan Crisis Sets Stage For Possible Egypt Intervention – Analysis
Sudan has always been viewed by Egypt as strategic depth that is crucial for its national security; thus, the ongoing and rapidly developing crisis in Sudan undoubtedly presents the Egyptian administration with a set of
Will Sub-Saharan Africa Ultimately Surpass India And China In Population Growth? – Analysis
India and China, the world’s two most populous nations with over 1.4 billion people each, are expected to be outranked by sub-Saharan Africa in the 2030s. A new analysis by the Washington-based Population Reference Bureau
As terrorist groups expand in the Sahel, is Algeria the missing link?
Over the past two years, the steady expansion of terrorist and fundamentalist threats in the Sahel has not gotten the attention it deserves given the region’s repeated military coups and political turmoil. Due to the
IN DISORDER, THEY THRIVE: HOW
RURAL DISTRESS FUELS MILITANCY
AND BANDITRY IN THE CENTRAL SAHEL
The central Sahel — Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — has changed dramatically since the armed insurgencies that emerged in northern Mali in 2012. The resulting deterioration in security has been worse and more far
Récupérer les revenus d’al Shabaab
Pour couper les revenus annuels d’al Shabaab, estimés à 100 millions de dollars et générés par les extorsions, il faudra rétablir l’intégrité des agences financières, judiciaires et de renseignement compromises de la Somalie. Malgré les
Expulsion of 7,000 Migrants From Algeria Puts Pressure on Niger
Since January several flows of emigrants expelled by Algerian authorities have been constantly arriving in the town of Assamaka. Niger Interior Minister Hamadou Amadou Souley fears the emergence of a humanitarian crisis in Assamaka, a
Residents and survivors say 136 killed in Burkina Faso massacre, blaming army
Residents and survivors of a massacre in a Burkina Faso village said on Saturday 136 people including women and infants were killed, blaming the country’s security forces for the April 20 attack. A prosecutor last