Raga Makawi

2 months ago | smallarmssurvey.org | Joshua Craze |Raga Makawi

Publications Briefing Paper After almost two years of war, Sudan is in the grip of a humanitarian and political catastrophe. A conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues to devastate the country. In recent months, the RSF has lost ground, and its efforts to create a government seem likely to come to naught. But what is the RSF, and what can learning about the paramilitary organization tell us about the future of Sudan?

Aug 25, 2024 | redpepper.org.uk | Raga Makawi

Little is left in the global memory of the 2018 Sudanese revolution, which brought an end to three decades of Omar al-Bashir’s militarised Islamic regime. Instead, while its crisis is often overlooked in a world of growing war and turmoil, Sudan has again become known as one of the deadliest cases of conflict in recent history. In this depiction, a cornucopia of war and humanitarian responses are often presented without context; the tallies of the hungry and the dead laid against a political void.

Jun 26, 2024 | afriquexxi.info | Raga Makawi

Récemment, des reportages sur le Soudan en guerre ont montré des femmes s’exerçant au maniement des armes dans des camps d’entraînement situés dans les bastions . Ces images contredisent la représentation de la passivité des femmes soudanaises dans le conflit en cours. À Port-Soudan, dans le Nil Bleu et dans d’autres régions sous le contrôle de l’armée soudanaise, elles ont répondu – avec des hommes – à l’appel à la mobilisation populaire.

Jun 24, 2024 | almendron.com | Joshua Craze |Kholood Khair |Raga Makawi

Ninety-five percent of Sudan’s total grain production occurs in November and December. It should be a time of plenty. In the southeastern state of Blue Nile, farmers fashion conical gourds into wazza, horn instruments with a bright clear sound, which they play to celebrate the harvest season. Last year they were silent. In April 2023 a war broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the major factions of Sudan’s ruling military junta.

Jun 4, 2024 | theelephant.info | Raga Makawi

Log into your member account to listen to this article. Not a member? Join the herd. Recent  of the Sudanese war after a prolonged period of silence showcases women firing guns at training camps in the Sudanese Armed Forces’ strongholds. These images contradict the otherwise perceived image of Sudanese women as passive actors.