Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo

Sudan
Sudan civil war spreads to judicial arena

The Sudanese Armed Forces plan to submit a file on alleged abuses by Hemeti's Rapid Support Forces militia to the ICC by the end of the month. A civilian close to ousted president Omar al-Bashir's regime has been tasked with compiling it.

Libya
Siddiq Haftar polishes his presidential profile

The eldest member of the Haftar family, Siddiq prefers tailored shirts and conferences on the economy to uniforms and military parades. He is giving his media presence a boost and looking towards the presidency.

Sudan
Fresh talks take place in Addis Ababa for Sudan's civil front

A handful of Sudanese politicians and former rebels met in Addis Ababa on 14 and 15 August to try to establish a third voice in the conflict between Hemeti's RSF and al-Burhan's SAF.

Central African Republic
Rebel CPC alliance in disarray ahead of referendum

CAR |Divisions within a rebel alliance make it less likely that Sunday's constitutional referendum will suffer the same disruption as 2020's presidential election

Sudan
EU to penalise Hemeti and Burhan's entourage

The EU is preparing to slap sanctions on some in the entourage of the two belligerents in Sudan's conflict. The European External Action Service is finalising a list of people and companies linked to the country's two strongmen.

Sudan
Brussels attempts conflict resolution through political concord

In light of the failed US-Saudi-led talks, Europe's diplomats are trying to get actors from civil society and political parties on the same page, a task fraught with difficulties given the many points that divide them.

Sudan
Hemeti gains recruits in Darfur rear base

The Rapid Support Forces have been joined by a division of the Central Reserve Police, a paramilitary unit inherited from the Bashir era that has fought alongside the army in the current conflict.

Sudan
Sudan conflict assumes tribal dimension in South Darfur

Arab tribal leaders have declared their allegiance to the RSF, which could signal an escalation of fighting in this small state in western Sudan that has been the hardest hit by intercommunal violence since the early 2000s.

Comoros islands
AU chair Assoumani to meet all three West Africa junta leaders

AU president and Comoros head of state Azali Assoumani will leave France today where he spent almost a week to begin a tour of West Africa. His first stop will be Guinea Bissau.

Sudan
Nyala tribal leaders refuse to take sides in Sudanese conflict

A substantial number of community leaders in South Darfur have signed a declaration of neutrality in the hope of avoiding a full-blown civil war. But elsewhere in Sudan, local leaders have opted to side with either the regular army or the RSF.

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara and Macky Sall, Anatole Collinet Makosso, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Intrigues big and small: every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Senegal Ouattara and Sall's unlikely double get-together

Congo PM Makosso joins the Academy of Overseas Sciences

Sudan al-Burhan's discreet lobbying at Arab League summit

Central African Republic
Behind the scenes of former French soldier's evacuation

Juan Rémy Quignolot, a former French Foreign Legion soldier accused of espionage by the Central African Republic and arrested in May 2021, was evacuated to Libreville on 18 May and arrived in France on 21 May.