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RSF fighters celebrating in the streets of el-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur.
Image: Rapid Support Forces/AFP

Sudan crisis

The powerful Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group and Sudan's military began fighting each other in April 2023. Their conflict has killed more than 28,000 people and forced millions to flee their homes.

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Women displaced from El-Fasher stand in line to receive food aid

Civil war in Sudan is a never-ending humanitarian crisis

Civil war in Sudan is a never-ending humanitarian crisis

Could intensified international efforts help bring an end to the nearly three-year conflict?
ConflictsMarch 15, 2026
A tank and several men against a blue sky

Why Chad may be drawn into Sudan's war

Why Chad may be drawn into Sudan's war

Chad has closed down its border with Sudan saying it does not want the conflict to spread.
ConflictsFebruary 26, 2026
In the background, part of the blue planet Earth seen from space; in the foreground, a Starlink satellite, which looks like a flat solar panel with a keyboard at right angles at the bottom

Starlink: How Elon Musk's company influences geopolitics

Starlink: How Elon Musk's company influences geopolitics

Elon Musk's satellite network has become a vital communications network in conflict zones. There are downsides to this.
PoliticsFebruary 14, 2026
Demonstrators march while holding two banners saying ''UAE out of Sudan'' and ''hands off Sudan''

Sudan civil war: Ethiopia's, UAE's role under scrutiny

Sudan civil war: Ethiopia's, UAE's role under scrutiny

A report by Reuters reveals that Ethiopia and the UAE are allegedly supporting Sudan's RSF paramilitary forces.
ConflictsFebruary 13, 2026
Sudan | Mohamed Hamdan Daglo

Who are Sudan's RSF?

Who are Sudan's RSF?

New evidence shows Ethiopia is hosting a secret camp training RSF fighters. So who are the Rapid Support Forces?
ConflictsFebruary 13, 202602:06 min
A displaced Sudanese family is sheltering in the shade under an improvised canopy in Tawila amid what remains of their belongings after a fire tore through the camp on February 11, 2026

AU to assess its peacemaking prowess at upcoming summit

AU to assess its peacemaking prowess at upcoming summit

The African Union's (AU) unsuccessful peace and security initiatives will be under scrutiny at the upcoming AU summit.
PoliticsFebruary 12, 2026
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