Spotlight | Sudan
‘The Fall of Political Islam', Act One

The New Guard
Nigeria, Chad, Sudan

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

NigeriaBitrus Lawrence Garki, Abuja's 'prime minister'

ChadAbakar Bichara teaches English and leadership

SudanIbrahim 'Snoopy' Ahmad, a crusading film director

Sudan
EU adds Sudan to agenda amid violent clashes

Les ministres des affaires étrangères de l'Union européenne (UE), qui doivent se réunir le 24 avril au Luxembourg, ont ajouté à la dernière minute le Soudan à leur agenda à la suite des violents combats qui ont éclaté dans le pays

Egypt, Israel, Sudan
Beshir's archives become bartering tool for Khartoum's new leaders

As Israel and Egypt quickly cosy up to Khartoum, they are both making separate efforts to access the archives of the National Intelligence and Security Service, which under ex-president Omar al-Bashir backed a range of Islamist groups.

Sudan
Turkey seeks to mobilise its Sudanese allies

In a bid to regain influence in Khartoum, Ankara is backing the al-Islah party against the transitional government.

Sudan
Islamists cling to hope of return to power

On 14 January, a mutiny broke out at a base of the intelligence services (formerly the National Intelligence and Security [...]

Sudan
Hemeti sets himself up as guardian of the revolution

The ‘human rights' revolution in Sudan is experiencing a resurgence of violence - not according to the pattern of the [...]

West Africa
Summa seeks other airports to (re)build

Like other Turkish operators, the construction firm Summa owned by [...]

Uganda
Wagner pitches up in Kampala

According to our sources, Yoweri Museveni has retained the services [...]

Sudan
Major overhaul of security services

Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is determined to bring the NISS back into the government fold and to keep it on a tight rein.

Sudan
RSF come out on top in army restructuring

The stated aim of the restructuring of the Sudan Armed Forces is to purge it of Muslim Brotherhood's allies but [...]

Sudan
Major purge of Sudanese army

According to our sources, the head of the Sovereign Council [...]

Sudan
Dismantling of deep state takes shape

The ‘cleaning out' of the profound state initiated by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is being hampered by powerful Islamist figures [...]

South Sudan, Sudan
Lack of clarity over peace talks

The peace negotiations between the Sudanese government and the armed [...]

Sudan
Gold smuggling networks thrive

Having prospered under Bashir, gold traffickers are taking advantage of instability in the country, giving rise to a new gold rush.

Sudan
Hemeti targeted by Muslim Brotherhood

According to information obtained exclusively by the Indian Ocean Newsletter, [...]

Sudan
Hemeti's star rises in Khartoum, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi

The former Janjaweed commander and de facto leader of the country, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo aka Hemeti, is presiding over [...]

Libya, Sudan, Yemen
Rapid Support Forcesmilitary support for Haftar

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of the number two of the Transitional Military Council, the Sudanese general Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo aka Hemeti, are set to give military support to Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA) at the request of the United Arab Emirates.

Sudan
Hemeti the businessman politician

The ex-commander of the Janjaweed and the de facto leader of the country, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo aka Hemeti, has [...]

Sudan
New power-sharing regime faces herculean task

On 17 August, the number two of the Transitional Military Council (TMC), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo aka Hemeti, and Ahmed Rabie, [...]

Eritrea, Saudi Arabia
Courtesy visit or military negotiation?

The Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki recently received a Saudi army delegation in Asmara.

Sudan
Latest crackdown on Bashir's remaining allies hushed up

The number two of the junta in Khartoum and the [...]

South Sudan, Sudan
CNPC, ONGC and Petronas sick and tired of the fallout from the Khartoum uprising

While the meeting of July 10 between South Sudan's minister [...]

Sudan
Slim chance of success for Khartoum power-sharing deal

The series of compromises and fudges involved in reaching a power-sharing deal in Khartoum on 5 July between the Transitional [...]

Sudan
Dickens & Madson, Hemeti's controversial lobbyist

As well as the endorsement of the Transitional Military Council, the lobbying firm Dickens & Madson has to secure international contracts… Which may be personally beneficial.

Sudan
How Hemeti is blocking democratic transition

On 26 June, the Transitional Military Council (TMC), which is now dominated by its number 2, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo [...]

Sudan
Military's pressure on CNPC turns critical

The military council in power since April is getting ever more jittery, as a strike brews within the oil sector.

Ethiopia, Sudan, United States
Washington and Addis try to save Sudan from going way of Somalia…

American and Ethiopian pressure is partially succeeding in curtailing the mass violence of Hemeti and al-Burhan.

Ethiopia, Sudan
Hemeti prepares to launch his own airline

According to information obtained exclusively by the Indian Ocean Newsletter, the vice president of the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and [...]

Sudan
Complicated birth for post-Bashir institutions

Despite frictions, for the next three years Sudan will be ruled jointly by civilians and the army.

Sudan
Managem's gold exports back to square one

Moroccan mining group Managem had only just settled the matter of its gold output exports with Khartoum when the Sudanese [...]

Sudan
Youthful revolution in streets against ageing politicians

As Ramadan gets under way, the standoff between civilian protesters and the Transitional Military Council (TMC) that began on 6 [...]

Sudan
President al-Bashir's fall has weakened Ankara

The fall of Bashir in Khartoum has profoundly weakened Turkey, whose influence was largely dependent on the Muslim Brotherhood.

Sudan
Why Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is taking over from Bashir

The length of the transition period was the main bone of contention between the army top brass and the opposition, [...]

Sudan
Wagner bolsters Bashir's security in Khartoum

With protests intensifying against the regime of Omar al-Bashir, the [...]

Sudan
Trump offers new hope to Al Bashir

The government in Khartoum has decided to re-open its military [...]

Sudan
Euro MPs criticise use of Janjaweed to block migrants

Following our revelations, European legislators are worried about the militia’s role in border security.