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Darfur kingpin Minni Minnawi struggles to emerge from Khartoum's shadow

Suliman Arcua Minnawi, known as "Minni Minnawi", Governor of Darfur. © Reuters

The prominent governor of Darfur lacks levers of influence in this region, which remains largely dependent on the goodwill of the central government. As the area slides once again into inter-ethnic violence, Minni Minnawi's patience is being sorely tested. [...]

Published on 29.04.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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Head of the Sudan Liberation Movement-MM, Mini Minnawi (left), and head of the Justice and Equality Movement, Gibril Ibrahim.

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Sudan
Darfur kingpin Minni Minnawi struggles to emerge from Khartoum's shadow

Sudan
Brussels attempts conflict resolution through political concord

Sudan
Ex-rebels Minnawi and Ibrahim pressure Burhan for government jobs

Sudan
Successor for Hamdok finally on the cards

Sudan
Darfur governor travels to Paris after Doha

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

Chad
Mahamat Idriss Déby prepares to give more time to rebel talks in Doha

Spotlight | Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan
Unease in Khartoum and N'Djamena as Kaka, Hemeti and Wagner dance a three-step

Sudan
Return of Darfuri fighters from Libya to join combined force gains urgency

Spotlight | Sudan
Four rebel leaders vie to take their seats alongside strongmen of Khartoum

Spotlight | Sudan
Balance of power in Khartoum swings to Cairo-Abu Dhabi-Riyadh axis