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Inside Sudan's labyrinthine military-industrial complex

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council and commander of the army, in Khartoum on 27 June 2022.
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council and commander of the army, in Khartoum on 27 June 2022. © Sudan Sovereignty Council Press Office/Handout/Anadolu Agency via AFP

At the heart of the disputes between civilians and the military, which led to the October 2021 coup, are the hundreds of Sudanese companies owned by the army and which remain an obscure maze in which public and private interests are intertwined.

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Central Africa

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West Africa

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

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Southern Africa and islands

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How the rivalry between Ramaphosa and Zuma is hampering the Eswatini crisis's resolution

Former South African President Jacob Zuma outside the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Jan. 31, 2022.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma outside the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Jan. 31, 2022. © Jerôme Delay/Pool via Reuters

A regional summit on the problems in the small southern African state, scheduled for 21 July in Pretoria, has been cancelled. The reason for this was King Mswati III's apparent distrust of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and other nearby heads of state.

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North Africa

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