Jan Pospisil

2 weeks ago | furche.at | Jan Pospisil

Die jüngsten gewaltsamen Zusammenstöße im Südsudan, insbesondere die Kämpfe Anfang März 2025 in der Stadt Nasir im Nordosten des Landes, markieren eine neue Eskalationsstufe in einem Staat, der seit Jahren unter einer fragilen Stabilität leidet.

1 month ago | theconversation.com | Jan Pospisil

A rise in political tensions in South Sudan and an escalation of violence in the Upper Nile State have raised fears of a return to civil war in the world’s youngest nation. In early March 2025, neighbouring Uganda sent troops to South Sudan on the request of the government, and was involved in aerial bombardments. South Sudan’s opposition groups took issue with the Ugandan intervention, and stopped taking part in discussions to create a joint military system in the country.

1 month ago | tolerance.ca | Jan Pospisil

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2 months ago | geeska.com | Mohamed Gabobe |Jan Bornman |Jan Pospisil

US president Donald Trump appears to be repeating a past policy on Somalia: relying on airstrikes, supposedly to resolve the country’s issues with al-Shabaab and IS-Somalia. Just 10 days into his second term, Trump announced airstrikes on Truth Social, targeting the Somalia branch of the so-called Islamic State. Caves used as hideouts were destroyed, 14 insurgents were killed, and, as the president stated, no civilians were harmed. That is according to the US military.

2 months ago | theconversation.com | Jan Pospisil

Sudan’s civil war has devastated the country and strained relations with neighbouring South Sudan. Events in January 2025 have stirred up xenophobic feelings in Sudan and outrage in its southern neighbour, heightening the risk of regional instability. Early in the year, the Sudanese Armed Forces captured Wad Madani, a town in Sudan’s central Al Gazira state. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had seized control of the town at the start of Sudan’s civil war in April 2023.