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Sudan

Masad military-industrial machine aims for exports champion status

Sudanese state conglomerate Masad's increasingly frequent presence at African arms fairs reveals its ambitions for more exports and influence on the continent.

Subscribers only Defence 13.10.2022

Darfur governor travels to Paris after Doha

Rebel leader Suliman Arcua Minnawi, AKA Minni Minnawi, named governor of Darfur in May 2021, is expected in Paris on 10 October.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.10.2022

Special envoys descend on Nairobi amid peace talks prospects on Tigray

The government of Tigray accepted yesterday evening a new African Union mediation offer, hours after the Ethiopian government did the same. Three days ago, US envoy Mike Hammer hurried back to the region. Special envoys from Europe and the UN were due to meet on Friday.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.10.2022

Minni Minnawi reconnects with Doha

The recent visit of the governor of Darfur to Qatar is at odds with the growing influence of the United Arab Emirates in Sudan. It indicates that the Emirate has not given up on regaining its influence in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.09.2022

Foreign ministry appoints new Africa expert

The Sudanese ministry of foreign affairs has a new director running its Africa department since late June.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.09.2022

Spike in violence looms in the east amid Beja unrest

Separatist Beja rebels are threatening to take up arms to further their cause, prompting junta leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to dig in his heels about talks.

Subscribers only Politics 09.09.2022

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CAR rebel chief Noureddine Adam seeks to rally dissident groups in country's north

The leader of the FPRC militia has left Khartoum, Sudan, where he was living. At the same time, once rival rebel groups appear to be regrouping in CAR's diamond-rich Vakaga province where the rebellions began.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 06.09.2022

Noureddine Adam, the chief of the FPRC, poses in Birao, northern Central African Republic, on December 20, 2017.

Abu Dhabi's empty chair politics in Khartoum

After years of regional mediation, the UAE has gone silent on Sudan. The Emirati ambassador in Khartoum, Hamad Mohammed Hamid Salem Al Junaibi, has not been involved with the international groups facilitating exchanges between Sudanese civilians and military for months.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.08.2022

Darfur militias remaining in Libya face uncertain return after Juba peace deal falls through

As part of the ceasefire agreement in Libya, which includes the departure of foreign fighters, the last Dafuri contingents still in the country are now having to negotiate their return to Sudan. The success of the process will depend on international backers, which for the moment remain frozen.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.08.2022

Spotlight
Hemeti seeks to polish international image and prepare presidential race

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the number two in Sudan's interim regime, is trying to polish his international reputation. His aim is to play down his links with Moscow and prepare for a possible presidential election battle with regime leader Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan.

Subscribers only Politics 19.08.2022

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo speaks during a constitutional declaration signing ceremony in Khartoum, Sudan, 4 August 2019.

Red Sea ambitions of Isaias Afwerki thwarted

The Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki has been snubbed by the authorities in Khartoum after trying to increase his influence in eastern Sudan by playing on local community tensions.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 18.08.2022

Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki in Khartoum in 2019.

French lawyers open new front on Darfur at ICC

In early August a Paris law firm initiated legal action at the International Criminal Court seeking to include 14 new plaintiffs in the case being considered by the prosecutor Karim Khan against the former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 17.08.2022

The International Criminal Court in the City of The Hague.

Petronas vs Khartoum arbitration fizzles out

The arbitration proceedings initiated at ICSID in October 2021 by the Malaysian major Petronas against the government of Sudan, whom it has accused of seizing its assets in the country, have been suspended.

Subscribers only Energy 28.07.2022

Former finance minister Hiba Ahmed takes over as head of Islamic Development Fund

After her short spell as Sudan's finance minister from 2020 to 2021, former World Bank analyst Hiba Ahmed is returning to the world of international finance institutions.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 26.07.2022

In Focus
Inside Sudan's labyrinthine military-industrial complex

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.

Subscribers only Defence 25.07.2022

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council and commander of the army, in Khartoum on 27 June 2022.

WFP takes over cash aid programme from Khartoum amidst threat of famine

The iconic Family Support Program being on hold, the World Bank will resume with the help of the World Food Programme a similar scheme, but with a considerably smaller budget. A way for international donors to take the Sudanese military government out of the loop.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.07.2022

Hemeti allows mediation on disputed Abyei territory to stall

The May agreement between the Misseriya and Ngok Dinka, rival communities in Abyei, a small oil-rich area located between Sudan and South Sudan, has several flaws. Yet Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemeti, remains more than happy about the situation.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 16.06.2022

South Sudanese president Salva Kiir (right) prefers not to intervene in the dispute, leaving it to the vice president of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Hemeti.

The FFC lay down their conditions for taking part in the national dialogue

The national dialogue, which is being overseen by the UN, IGAD and the African Union, has little credibility so long as the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) refuse to take part in it. Three FFC members agreed to meet the generals but have set conditions for taking part in the dialogue, which is currently stalled.

Subscribers only Politics 15.06.2022

China's Horn peace conference to focus on security, development, good governance

With Ethiopia still embroiled in a violent civil war, the first Chinese-led "peace conference" will be held in Addis Ababa on 20 and 21 June.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.06.2022

Beja boycott intra-Sudanese dialogue amid community tensions

Eastern Sudan is still prey to strong divisions, which this week led to the resignation of the governor of Red Sea. This occurred on the eve of the national dialogue, which got underway on Wednesday under the auspices of the UN, AU and IGAD.

Subscribers only Politics 10.06.2022

Libyan diplomats and businesses make beeline for Darfur

The Libyan diplomatic corps is preparing to open a consular office in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur,. The establishment of this diplomatic post should, among other things, enable the Libyan business community's drive into Darfur to gain momentum.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.06.2022

IGAD struggles to respond to devastating Horn of Africa drought

Delegates from member countries of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have met in Kenya to discuss the worsening drought in the region. Governments are calling for more funding, while donors admit that attempts so far to resolve the situation have failed.

Free access Diplomacy 20.05.2022

Burhan sends a friend to France for ambassadorial role

Sudan has proposed Khalid Mohammed Farah Elfahal to head its embassy in France. As in most Western countries where diplomats have taken a stand against the 25 October coup in Khartoum, ambassadorial posts have to be filled to replace those who resigned.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.05.2022

Burhan resurrects Bashir's Green Zone gum arabic export vehicle

Created during the Bashir era, the state-owned Green Zone was designed to compete with Western exporters of Sudanese gum arabic and bring in much-needed foreign currency. Finding itself once again in the eye of the economic storm, Sudan is banking on its erstwhile money spinner.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 13.05.2022

Total's contractor, South Africa's Solenta Aviation, lands peacekeeping contract

The South African company Solenta Aviation has just been selected by the United Nations to provide transport for the peacekeepers of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (Unisfa).

Subscribers only Defence, Business 10.05.2022

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Sudan

Masad military-industrial machine aims for exports champion status

Darfur governor travels to Paris after Doha

Special envoys descend on Nairobi amid peace talks prospects on Tigray

Minni Minnawi reconnects with Doha

Foreign ministry appoints new Africa expert

Spike in violence looms in the east amid Beja unrest

Spotlight
CAR rebel chief Noureddine Adam seeks to rally dissident groups in country's north

Abu Dhabi's empty chair politics in Khartoum

Darfur militias remaining in Libya face uncertain return after Juba peace deal falls through

Spotlight
Hemeti seeks to polish international image and prepare presidential race

Red Sea ambitions of Isaias Afwerki thwarted

French lawyers open new front on Darfur at ICC

Petronas vs Khartoum arbitration fizzles out

Former finance minister Hiba Ahmed takes over as head of Islamic Development Fund

In Focus
Inside Sudan's labyrinthine military-industrial complex

WFP takes over cash aid programme from Khartoum amidst threat of famine

Hemeti allows mediation on disputed Abyei territory to stall

The FFC lay down their conditions for taking part in the national dialogue

China's Horn peace conference to focus on security, development, good governance

Beja boycott intra-Sudanese dialogue amid community tensions

Libyan diplomats and businesses make beeline for Darfur

IGAD struggles to respond to devastating Horn of Africa drought

Burhan sends a friend to France for ambassadorial role

Burhan resurrects Bashir's Green Zone gum arabic export vehicle

Total's contractor, South Africa's Solenta Aviation, lands peacekeeping contract

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Sudan

Masad military-industrial machine aims for exports champion status

Darfur governor travels to Paris after Doha

Special envoys descend on Nairobi amid peace talks prospects on Tigray

Minni Minnawi reconnects with Doha

Foreign ministry appoints new Africa expert

Spike in violence looms in the east amid Beja unrest

Spotlight CAR rebel chief Noureddine Adam seeks to rally dissident groups in country's north

Abu Dhabi's empty chair politics in Khartoum

Darfur militias remaining in Libya face uncertain return after Juba peace deal falls through

Spotlight Hemeti seeks to polish international image and prepare presidential race

Red Sea ambitions of Isaias Afwerki thwarted

French lawyers open new front on Darfur at ICC

Petronas vs Khartoum arbitration fizzles out

Former finance minister Hiba Ahmed takes over as head of Islamic Development Fund

In Focus Inside Sudan's labyrinthine military-industrial complex

WFP takes over cash aid programme from Khartoum amidst threat of famine

Hemeti allows mediation on disputed Abyei territory to stall

The FFC lay down their conditions for taking part in the national dialogue

China's Horn peace conference to focus on security, development, good governance

Beja boycott intra-Sudanese dialogue amid community tensions

Libyan diplomats and businesses make beeline for Darfur

IGAD struggles to respond to devastating Horn of Africa drought

Burhan sends a friend to France for ambassadorial role

Burhan resurrects Bashir's Green Zone gum arabic export vehicle

Total's contractor, South Africa's Solenta Aviation, lands peacekeeping contract

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Spotlight
CAR rebel chief Noureddine Adam seeks to rally dissident groups in country's north

Spotlight
Hemeti seeks to polish international image and prepare presidential race

In Focus
Inside Sudan's labyrinthine military-industrial complex