-
1 month ago | 
zawya.com | Fred Oluoch |Mawahib Abdallatif
Sudan says it will block entry of all Kenyan goods in the latest protest against Nairobi’s dalliance with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group that has been fighting the army since April 2023. The decision was rendered in a decree issued by Omar Ahmed Mohamed Ali, the acting minister for Trade and Finance of Sudan, halting all imports from Kenya through all ports, border crossings, airports and entry points.
-
2 months ago | 
nation.africa | Mawahib Abdallatif
The United Arab Emirates is calling for a ceasefire on Sudan in an apparent push for a peaceful solution. And Abu Dhabi on Friday pooled Sudan's stakeholders in the region including Ethiopia, the African Union and regional bloc Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) for a High-Level Humanitarian Conference to pledge aid for the troubled country.
-
Nov 4, 2024 | 
nation.africa | Mawahib Abdallatif
Sudan has cancelled a port deal with the United Arab Emirates in an apparent protest at Abu Dhabi for its supposed support for the Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitary engaged in a deadly conflict with government forces. Finance Minister, Jibril Ibrahim said his country had cancelled a memorandum of understanding with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) regarding the establishment of the Abu Amama port on the Red Sea coast.
-
Nov 2, 2024 | 
theeastafrican.co.ke | Aggrey Mutambo |Mawahib Abdallatif
Sudan’s warring factions are inviting civilians to join their fighting ranks in a signal of more war as the conflict approaches two years. It is a call that also taps into the ethnic divisions caused by the war in which the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have also amassed armed militias on their sides. This week, SAF leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announced that they were mobilising and opening their arms for access to civilians who agree to fight for the army.
-
Oct 23, 2024 | 
theeastafrican.co.ke | Mawahib Abdallatif |Aggrey Mutambo
Sudan has been at war for 18 months. In that period, the US, UN, the European Union and the UK have imposed a set of nine different sanction regimes, all targeting to stall violence.
-
Oct 19, 2024 | 
theeastafrican.co.ke | Mawahib Abdallatif
Sudan’s war is a battle between two protagonists: The Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). But there are various other groups, mostly civilian-led that could have had an influence on the direction of the conflict. And 18 months since the conflict erupted, why have some of these groups paled in influence or struggled to shape a peace path? The short answer is mistrust. But the long answer is complicated.
-
Oct 12, 2024 | 
nation.africa | Mawahib Abdallatif
The leader of the Rapid Support Forces, Lt-Gen Mohamed Hamdan Daglo “Hemedti,” has accused Egypt of launching airstrikes against his forces, potentially roping Cairo into this 18-month conflict. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been fighting the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) since April 2023, a war that has killed some 18,000 people displaced more than 11 million others. But the RSF have always been the ones accused by SAF of receiving armed support from the United Arab Emirates.
-
Oct 11, 2024 | 
theeastafrican.co.ke | Mawahib Abdallatif
The leader of the Rapid Support Forces, Lt-Gen Mohamed Hamdan Daglo “Hemedti,” has accused Egypt of launching airstrikes against his forces, potentially roping Cairo into this 18-month conflict. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been fighting the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) since April 2023, a war that has killed some 18,000 people displaced more than 11 million others. But the RSF have always been the ones accused by SAF of receiving armed support from the United Arab Emirates.
-
Oct 10, 2024 | 
nation.africa | Mawahib Abdallatif
The conflict in Sudan has mainly been depicted as a clash between the Sudan Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Yet deeper fissures line under the two groups, fueling a war that has gone on for 17 months now. At the core of the ongoing conflict tearing Sudan apart lies the issue of identity, which stands as one of the primary drivers of violence, as tribal alignments and ethnic disputes intertwine to shape the trajectory of war.
-
Oct 9, 2024 | 
nation.africa | Mawahib Abdallatif
Sudan’s war has been so calamitous some experts have compared it to Libya, which continues to run under two opposed governments, ten years later. But that may also be a false alarm because Sudanese warring factions sometimes show signs of suing for one country, only differing on the methodology. Yet the difficulties in bringing the sides to peace is a disturbing sign.
