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Diana Estefanía Rubio

Sudan’s resources fuel the two generals’ power struggle

As the civil war enters its second year, Sudan’s two warring parties—the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the powerful paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—remain locked in a deadly…

Al Majalla - London 18 June 2024
Women and children at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan, in January 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Zakaria

The fight for El Fasher in Darfur could determine Sudan’s war

The army's defeat in such a strategically significant clash could leave a powerful militia in full control of the country's western regions, give it supply lines, and leave millions facing atrocities.

Shawgi Abdelazim 12 June 2024
Ishag Abdullah Khatir, 30, from Geneina in West Sudan, whose leg was amputated after RSF soldiers shot him, poses for a portrait on April 20, 2024, in Adre, Chad. Getty

The RSF peddles false narrative ahead of its El Fasher offensive

The RSF—a militia behind a series of war crimes in western Sudan—is preparing to storm the final area of Darfur, where thousands are sheltering. Contrary to RSF spin, the UN warns of massacres.

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 04 May 2024
A Sudanese family who fled conflict in Darfur sits next to their possessions while waiting to be registered at the crossing from Sudan to Chad on 26 July 2023. Reuters

Civil war drags on in Sudan, dragging the economy down with it

The world remains distracted by other conflicts and crisis, but with this large African country on the brink of famine and no end in sight to the fighting, there are warnings that Sudan could splinter

Sharif Mohammad 17 April 2024
Smoke rises during clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum, Sudan on 19 April 2023. Getty Images

Is false hope offered by civilian rule in war-torn Sudanese state?

After 100 days of pain and suffering, the people of Gezira state, south-east of Khartoum, have now been promised civilian rule. At what price?

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 07 April 2024
From the arming of tribes to protect goat herders to the rise of the RSF, who are currently fighting the military, Al Majalla sheds light on Sudan's endemic militia problem. Albane Simon

Sudan militias: How a stretched army created a chain reaction of violence

From the arming of tribes to protect goat herders to the rise of the RSF, who are currently fighting the military, Al Majalla sheds light on Sudan's endemic militia problem.

Shawgi Abdelazim 17 February 2024
An accord between Hamdok and Hemedti may have at first appeared positive, but in fact, makes a path to peace more treacherous. Agencies

Hamdok-Hemedti deal further complicates Sudan war

An accord between one of the warring generals and a former civilian prime minister may have at first appeared positive, but in fact, makes a path to peace more treacherous.

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 26 January 2024
The two warring generals, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) were promoted by al-Bashir’s military doctrine and were two pillars of his regime.

Can Sudan’s warring generals meet for peace?

Amid fevered talk of a first face-to-face between Al-Burhan and Hemedti since they took the country to war, Sudanese hopes of a breakthrough towards a lasting calm have been rekindled.

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 29 December 2023
Mona and Julia in a still from 'Goodbye Julia'. Mad-Distribution

"Goodbye Julia": Sudan’s social divide poignantly depicted in Cannes prize winner

After nabbing the 2023 Cannes Film Festival's Freedom Prize, Mohamed Kordofani's feature film debut will be Sudan's official submission to the Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film.

Areej Jamal 20 December 2023
Darfur is part of a more intricate conflict involving the region’s armed groups, complicated by their relationship with the army, the central authority, and neighbouring countries in the region. Pep Boatella

Darfur’s fractured politics add to the complexity and danger of Sudan’s civil war

Darfur is part of a more intricate conflict involving the region's armed groups, complicated by their relationship with the army, the central authority, and neighbouring countries in the region.

Shawgi Abdelazim 06 December 2023
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16 April 2026

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An Iranian woman flashes the V-sign as she takes part in a rally to pay tribute to women killed during war, in Tehran on 17 April 2026. AFP
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Egyptian director Daoud Abdel Sayed holds two awards during the opening ceremony of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, late on 14 September 2010. AMR AHMAD / AFP
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Daoud Abdel Sayed and the cinema of quiet rebellion

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Throughout his career, the renowned Egyptian film director challenged authority, rejected easy answers, and remained rooted in lived experience

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