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US arms sales to Abu Dhabi questioned again by Congress

Democratic members of the US Congress want to push Donald Trump to halt deliveries of military equipment to the Gulf country until its role in the Sudanese conflict has been clarified.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 06.01.2026

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Conflict leads CNPC to dismantle block 6

A building belonging to China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) on the banks of the Nile in Khartoum in 2022. © Ashraf Shazly/AFP

Subscribers only Energy 05.01.2026

Port Sudan conveys warnings amid rumours of an RSF military base in Ethiopia

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan greets Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at Port Sudan International Airport on 9 July 2024. © AFP

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 24.12.2025

After fall of El Fasher, attention shifts to Jebel Marra

The Rapid Support Forces are insisting that the Sudan Liberation Movement hand over army soldiers who have taken refuge in this isolated mountainous area. Urged to join the parallel government, the SLM is also troubled by internal divisions.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 22.12.2025

EU studies possibility of peacekeeping mission in Darfur

For several weeks now, the European Union has been considering a proposal, put forward in 2024 by several African Union bodies, to create a force to protect civilians in Sudan.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.12.2025

N'Djamena targeted by complaint at International Criminal Court

View of the International Criminal Court building in The Hague, Netherlands, in 2024. © Selman Aksunger/Anadolu/Anadolu via AFP

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 17.12.2025

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Dysfunction stymies cash-strapped UN probe team

Like most other UN entities, the mission investigating atrocities in Sudan has fallen victim to budget cuts and is struggling to document crimes committed during the country's civil conflict. The absence of detail on arms flows and the war economy in its reports complicates the task of imposing sanctions on foreign supporters of the belligerent parties.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.12.2025

Swiss-Jordanian-Palestinian lawyer Mona Rishmawi at the UN in 2021.

The Quintet encounters its first challenges in Djibouti

A new meeting of Sudanese political and civil society groups was scheduled to take place in mid-December in the Djiboutian capital. However it has been postponed due to a lack of coordination among organisers and disagreements among participants.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 16.12.2025

Aliya Hassan Abuna, the key to keeping Burhan's alliances onside

Appointed in July, the Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Social Peace already has her work cut out. As battles rage in Kordofan, she is striving to prevent post-conflict tensions between local communities and troops allied with the Sudanese Armed Forces.

Subscribers only Politics 11.12.2025

The new Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Social Peace, Aliya Hassan Abuna.

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Tracing the mysterious combat drone supply chain in civil war

"Open source" images analysed by Africa Intelligence reveal the use of sophisticated weapons that have given RSF paramilitary forces a decisive advantage in recent months. Serbia appears to have played a role in the assembly, modification or re-export of Chinese-designed drones.

Subscribers only Defence 08.12.2025

Remnants of a shell that targeted a refugee center in El Fasher, Sudan, 7 October 2025.

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Khalifa Haftar restructures his forces in the south, in the shadow of the Emiratis

As the war in Sudan drags on, the eastern Libyan strongman's clan is reorganising the troops in the south of the country, which control the supply routes fuelling the border conflict.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 05.12.2025

Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar in Libya's southern city of Sebha in September 2024.

Port Sudan welcomes return of Salva Kiir's security adviser

Back in the job he was fired from in January, Tutkew Gatluak Manime is expected to mend fences with South Sudan's northern neighbour to ensure the full resumption of critical oil exports.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 28.11.2025

Confusion surrounds Burhan adviser's visit to Europe

Critical of the truce proposal put forward by Donald Trump's Africa adviser Massad Boulos, the head of the Sudanese Armed Forces has cancelled a trip planned for his humanitarian envoy.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.11.2025

Abu Dhabi watches closely as European Parliament votes on war resolution

The United Arab Emirates have sent their diplomats to Strasbourg as European deputies call for an end to foreign powers' support to the fighting parties in Sudan.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.11.2025

Refugees who fled El Fasher after the arrival of the RSF wait for humanitarian aid at the Al Afad camp in northern Sudan, 25 November 2025.

Behind the scenes of Benjamin Bol Mel's fall from grace

The departure of the Juba strongman is evidence of the rising influence of Adut Salva Kiir, daughter of head of state Salva Kiir. The battle for the succession of the president is only just beginning.

Subscribers only Politics 19.11.2025

Benjamin Bol Mel attends the burial of a commander of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces in Juba on 19 March 2025.

EU Foreign Affairs Council set to discuss new sanctions

On 20 November, the 27 foreign ministers of the European Union are expected to discuss a new set of sanctions within the context of the war in Sudan.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.11.2025

As MBS heads to Washington, Marco Rubio turns up the heat

The US Secretary of State met Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan in Canada. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to make a case against RSF's backers during his visit to Washington on 18 November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.11.2025

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, 10 November 2025.

Sissi's delicate balancing act since the fall of El Fasher

Confronted with the threat of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo's forces, Cairo is seeking to provide more support to the regular army, which has now been mobilised to defend the city of El Obeid. But for the Egyptian military, direct involvement in the conflict is a red line.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.11.2025

Port Sudan seeks Russian combat aircraft to lead strikes against RSF

A few weeks before the military defeat in El Fasher, the SAF high command had launched consultations to acquire Sukhoi fighter jets. Since the fall of the Darfurian city, the objective has been to halt the advance of the Rapid Support Forces using long-range aircraft.

Subscribers only Defence 06.11.2025

General Burhan reviews military alliances in light of El Fasher defeat

Discussions between Port Sudan and its main allies have intensified since the fall of the North Darfur capital. While awaiting a potential ceasefire, the Sudanese regular army hopes to catch up technologically with the RSF paramilitary.

Subscribers only Defence 04.11.2025

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From Washington to El Fasher, chronicle of an abortive truce

The talks overseen by Donald Trump's Africa adviser, Massad Boulos, seemed to get off to a good start, but they fell apart in just a few days. The taking of El Fasher, which played out at the same time, moved the goalposts.

Subscribers only Politics 30.10.2025

Screenshot of a video published by the Rapid Support Forces during the siege of El Fasher, in Sudan, on 26 October 2025.

In Port Sudan, an intense power struggle is underway over Ministry of Foreign Affairs

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's military leadership is reluctant to let the civilian government dictate foreign policy during wartime. The reshuffling continues at the head of the ministry.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.10.2025

General Burhan's camp riven by divisions in the light of the taking of El Fasher

SAF second in command, General Shams al-Dine Kabbashi, gathered the recommendations from political groups in mid-October for the start of a national dialogue. As there is a lack of consensus from the outset, this initiative risks suffering at the hands of the RSF advance in Darfur.

Subscribers only Politics 28.10.2025

Khartoum tackles reconstruction of its electricity grid

Devastated by two years of war and largely deserted by its inhabitants, the Sudanese capital is beginning to rebuild its power infrastructure.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 23.10.2025

A substation of the Sudanese Electricity Transmission company in Khartoum, June 2019.

Khartoum tries to reopen to civil flights and diplomatic life

With the help of Turkey, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are gradually reestablishing power in the country's former capital, which is expected to receive several visits from European diplomats at the end of October. Air services are gradually resuming to the Sudanese coast, and soon to Khartoum.

Subscribers only Business 22.10.2025

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US arms sales to Abu Dhabi questioned again by Congress

Spotlight
Conflict leads CNPC to dismantle block 6

Port Sudan conveys warnings amid rumours of an RSF military base in Ethiopia

After fall of El Fasher, attention shifts to Jebel Marra

EU studies possibility of peacekeeping mission in Darfur

N'Djamena targeted by complaint at International Criminal Court

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Dysfunction stymies cash-strapped UN probe team

The Quintet encounters its first challenges in Djibouti

Aliya Hassan Abuna, the key to keeping Burhan's alliances onside

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Tracing the mysterious combat drone supply chain in civil war

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Khalifa Haftar restructures his forces in the south, in the shadow of the Emiratis

Port Sudan welcomes return of Salva Kiir's security adviser

Confusion surrounds Burhan adviser's visit to Europe

Abu Dhabi watches closely as European Parliament votes on war resolution

Behind the scenes of Benjamin Bol Mel's fall from grace

EU Foreign Affairs Council set to discuss new sanctions

As MBS heads to Washington, Marco Rubio turns up the heat

Sissi's delicate balancing act since the fall of El Fasher

Port Sudan seeks Russian combat aircraft to lead strikes against RSF

General Burhan reviews military alliances in light of El Fasher defeat

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From Washington to El Fasher, chronicle of an abortive truce

In Port Sudan, an intense power struggle is underway over Ministry of Foreign Affairs

General Burhan's camp riven by divisions in the light of the taking of El Fasher

Khartoum tackles reconstruction of its electricity grid

Khartoum tries to reopen to civil flights and diplomatic life

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US arms sales to Abu Dhabi questioned again by Congress

Spotlight Conflict leads CNPC to dismantle block 6

Port Sudan conveys warnings amid rumours of an RSF military base in Ethiopia

After fall of El Fasher, attention shifts to Jebel Marra

EU studies possibility of peacekeeping mission in Darfur

N'Djamena targeted by complaint at International Criminal Court

Spotlight Dysfunction stymies cash-strapped UN probe team

The Quintet encounters its first challenges in Djibouti

Aliya Hassan Abuna, the key to keeping Burhan's alliances onside

Spotlight Tracing the mysterious combat drone supply chain in civil war

Spotlight Khalifa Haftar restructures his forces in the south, in the shadow of the Emiratis

Port Sudan welcomes return of Salva Kiir's security adviser

Confusion surrounds Burhan adviser's visit to Europe

Abu Dhabi watches closely as European Parliament votes on war resolution

Behind the scenes of Benjamin Bol Mel's fall from grace

EU Foreign Affairs Council set to discuss new sanctions

As MBS heads to Washington, Marco Rubio turns up the heat

Sissi's delicate balancing act since the fall of El Fasher

Port Sudan seeks Russian combat aircraft to lead strikes against RSF

General Burhan reviews military alliances in light of El Fasher defeat

Spotlight From Washington to El Fasher, chronicle of an abortive truce

In Port Sudan, an intense power struggle is underway over Ministry of Foreign Affairs

General Burhan's camp riven by divisions in the light of the taking of El Fasher

Khartoum tackles reconstruction of its electricity grid

Khartoum tries to reopen to civil flights and diplomatic life

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Conflict leads CNPC to dismantle block 6

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Dysfunction stymies cash-strapped UN probe team

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Tracing the mysterious combat drone supply chain in civil war

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Khalifa Haftar restructures his forces in the south, in the shadow of the Emiratis

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From Washington to El Fasher, chronicle of an abortive truce