Sudan
Hemeti sends envoy to tell Europe how RSF protects civilians

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.

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
UN working on survey of crimes against civilians

With the help of local police, the United Nations Development Programme wants to identify abuses perpetrated by the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan's regular army. But budgetary hurdles may lie ahead.

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

Sudan
Hemeti's brothers wage his social media war

As his RSF fighters do battle with the Sudanese army, the militia leader is also waging a propaganda war on social media with the help of an experienced team based in Khartoum and Dubai.

In Focus | Sudan
Sudan leaders move transition goalposts to cling to power

After president Omar al-Bashir was deposed in 2019, a deal was struck to share power between military and civilian leaders for a transitional period leading to elections in December next year. But the ruling Sovereignty Council set up by that deal is stealthily finding ways to postpone the polls, which now will not happen before 2024.