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Getting Sudan's two warring generals to talk proving tricky. Meanwhile, on the battlefield, one side has the momentum. Lina Jaradat

Going nowhere fast: Sudan’s army is neither winning nor talking

Some say Al-Burhan's forces need a significant victory to let them negotiate with their heads held high, but with the paramilitary RSF gaining ground, that looks less likely. Where does this end?

Shawgi Abdelazim 13 August 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
As the deadlock in fighting continues with no end in sight, there is growing suspicion that Islamists are involved with the war and could complicate it further while suffering continues on the ground. Al Majalla

How much longer can Sudan’s ‘war of miscalculation’ continue?

As the deadlock in fighting continues with no end in sight, there is growing suspicion that Islamists are involved with the war and could complicate it further while suffering continues on the ground

Shawgi Abdelazim 21 October 2023
Fighters traveling in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Darfur state on August 30, 2023. AFP

Obstacles to forming a united front against Sudan's war

There is consensus that the regular army needs to be purged of political influence. Progress depends on reaching an agreement on what to do about the Rapid Support Forces, and justice must be served.

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 14 October 2023
The most favourable outcome for the Sudanese people lies in an end to the war. Reuters

Sudan's rolling war costs $100mn a day

The ill-fated coup of October 2021 cost Sudan and its people nearly $9bn. Meanwhile, experts estimate that the direct and indirect costs of the Sudanese war hover around $100mn per day.

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 06 October 2023
Fighters ride in a vehicle moving in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Sudan's Darfur State during a stopover in the eastern city of Gedaref while on the way to Port Sudan on August 30, 2023. AFP

What does "victory" look like in Sudan's ongoing conflict?

Eradication of rebels? Removal of remnants of the old regime and the transfer of authority to civilians? History shows us that many proposed outcomes from either faction in the conflict seem unlikely.

Shawgi Abdelazim 07 September 2023
A handout image posted on the Sudanese Armed Forces's Facebook page on August 31, 2023, shows army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan gesturing as he walks among other army members during a tour of a neighbourhood in Port Sudan. AFP

Lifting the curtain on al-Burhan's departure from Khartoum. What now for Sudan?

Sudan's de facto leader appeared in public to refute links with Islamists and an international deal to get him out of the capital. The priority now should be UN help for a proper peace process.

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 04 September 2023
Majalla

‘Saudi Arabia can play a crucial role in mediating Sudan conflict’

Former UK ambassador to both Sudan and Saudi Arabia says Riyadh could play an important intermediary role because it has experience dealing with both the Sudanese military and the RSF

Con Coughlin 05 May 2023
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16 September 2025

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Christopher Phillips
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The Sahel's paramilitary problem

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Armed groups are being formed in places like Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, where state militaries cannot defeat jihadists and separatists alone. Once formed, however, they seldom stay loyal.

Sergey Eledinov
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14 September 2025

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For nearly two years, protests around the world calling for an end to Israel's war on Gaza haven't fizzled out, but grown. Their geographic reach and longevity appear to have no precedent in history.

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