US embassy destroys passports leaving Sudanese 'stranded and disappointed'

Orthodox economics is the ideology of the rich and powerful, writes Dian Maria Blandina. Poor countries such as Sudan, that are trying to develop, cannot afford a regime of free trade. Sudan is experiencing its fourth week of conflict between two military factions, which has caused the death of over 700 people. Sudanese civilians have fled the Continue reading The Hidden Hand of the IMF in Sudans Crisis

Protests in Port Sudan target UN envoy and back the military

Ebrahim Hashem The current turbulence in Sudan has not come out of nothing. Sudans present trouble stems from deliberate attempts by some foreign hegemonists to destabilize the Arab world and hijack its sovereignty for their own selfish gains. The year 2003 was when delusional globalists in Washington and London, supported by peers in some other...

Pavan Kulkarni East Nile Hospital in Khartoum was bombed on May 15. The so-called Jeddah Declaration, in which the warring parties committed to protecting civilians on May 12, has only remained on paper as fighting intensifies in the states of Khartoum and West Darfur, claiming hundreds of more lives Armed conflict within Sudans military junta...

Sudans Darfur draws neighbours back into a war that never ended

The conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has unleashed widespread violence and instability throughout the country for almost a month now. At the beginning of the conflict, there was a belief that one side would be able to take control of the country decisively, yet the conflict now shows no signs of ending anytime soon. While there are ongoing de-escalation efforts and peace initiatives from global and regional influencers including the United States (US), Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel, it is highly unlikely that there will be any peace between the two groups in the foreseeable future, due to several underlying factors that continue to fuel the conflict.

Firstly, the RSF is a paramilitary force, or a militia of sorts, that was created in 2013 to support the Sudanese government in combating rebels in the region of Darfur. In other words, the RSF was originally not a part of a nationally organized army authority and most of the RSF fighters are from the tribes of Janjaweed in western Sudan. The word Janjaweed itself means devils on horseback. The group is currently made up of heavily armed troops with mostly light weapons, making them move easily and more flexibly across Sudan. In contrast, the SAF is Sudans official military and has a larger and more sophisticated heavy arsenal that is made up of both ground and air forces, making it more versatile in the battlefield yet slow to counter the RSFs swift movements and guerrilla warfare tactics.

Thus, the contrasting fighting tactics between the RSF and SAF is challenging for both sides, and this stands as one of the main reasons why the fighting is likely to continue for a longer period than originally imagined. One facet of this battlefield dynamic is evident in SAF air force attempts to counter the rapid moves of the RSF on the ground while the RSF attempt to occupy civilian districts to pressure the SAF not to attack. Overall, the RSF has demonstrated its military capabilities in previous conflicts in Darfur, and the groups ruthlessness has been key to its successes. However, despite its military might, the RSF is mainly composed of militias, which makes its operations less organized and coordinated than those of a regular national army, therefore giving an extra edge to the SAF, which roughly has the same number of fighting manpower as the RSF.

Secondly, it was reported that the SAF commander and acting leader of Sudan, general al-Burhan, held a secret meeting with the RSF leader, Hemedti, in a farm located in the outskirts of Khartoum on April 8, just days before the military confrontation kicked off between both sides. In that meeting, the RSFs Hemedti demanded from al-Burhan that Egypts military jets to be removed from Merowe air base while al-Burhan deman...

The potential outbreak of a civil war sparked by a factional fight within Sudans military government poses a destabilization threat beyond the nations borders into Africa, West Asia, and the emerging multipolar order. This suits the west just fine. The story of Sudan is one of contrasts and contradictions. It is a country with tremendous Continue reading Sudan: The New Geopolitical Battlefield Between East and West?