Federico Manfredi Firmian

Aug 30, 2024 | theconversation.com | Kagure Gacheche |Federico Manfredi Firmian |Ibrahim Z. Bahreldin |James Thurlow |Josée Randriamamonjy |Khalid Siddig | +4 more

Sudan’s war has been raging since April 2023. The country was on a bumpy road to democracy after mass uprisings in 2019 ousted long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir. This all came to a halt when troops from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary force, attacked a military airstrip in the early hours of 15 April 2023. In the months since, fighting between the RSF and Sudanese Armed Forces has left millions of lives shattered. Cities have been reduced to rubble and entire communities displaced.

Jul 25, 2024 | defenceweb.co.za | Federico Manfredi Firmian |Guy Martin

The rise of Sudan’s most notorious paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, shows how armed groups can infiltrate state institutions – often with disastrous results for society. Sudan’s central government created the Rapid Support Forces in 2013 as dictator Omar al-Bashir’s private protection detail. The group has now become a predator seeking to gain control of Sudan. Sudan’s war broke out in April 2023 when the military tried to subdue the Rapid Support Forces.

Jul 22, 2024 | theafricanmirror.africa | Federico Manfredi Firmian

THE rise of Sudan’s most notorious paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, shows how armed groups can infiltrate state institutions – often with disastrous results for society. Sudan’s central government created the Rapid Support Forces in 2013 as dictator Omar al-Bashir’s private protection detail. The group has now become a predator seeking to gain control of Sudan. Sudan’s war broke out in April 2023 when the military tried to subdue the Rapid Support Forces.

Jul 17, 2024 | theconversation.com | Federico Manfredi Firmian

The rise of Sudan’s most notorious paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, shows how armed groups can infiltrate state institutions – often with disastrous results for society. Sudan’s central government created the Rapid Support Forces in 2013 as dictator Omar al-Bashir’s private protection detail. The group has now become a predator seeking to gain control of Sudan. Sudan’s war broke out in April 2023 when the military tried to subdue the Rapid Support Forces.