Sudan

ADF STAFF Since Sudan’s military coup a year ago, the nation’s economy has been in turmoil. Economist Khaled Mohamed Ahmed believes the military’s extensive business interests play a significant role in the unrest. Ahmed told Sudan’s…

ADF STAFF Internet blackouts have become the tool of choice for many governments trying to quash protests or tamp down on unrest, sometimes in violation of their own constitution. Advocates for internet freedom say that up to 90% of…

ADF STAFF Christelle Youmbi’s 11-year-old son was taking a bath behind their house in the Boko-Boudeye community of the Central African Republic when Wagner Group mercenaries grabbed the naked boy and carried him away as he struggled to…

ADF STAFF In its latest bid to remain in power, the military junta that took control of Sudan nearly a year ago is supporting a proposal that would make the military the country’s supreme authority. The move has sparked outrage among…

ADF STAFF From southern Sudan to central Mali, the stories are almost identical: Russian-speaking men, sometimes accompanied by local soldiers, enter a community and brutally attack and kill residents. The Russian speakers belong to the…

ADF STAFF Soon after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a Russian cargo plane idled on a runway in Khartoum, Sudan. According to CNN, the plane’s manifest claimed it was loaded with cookies. When inspectors boarded the plane to confirm its…

ADF STAFF A decade after it was declared a supermarket for illegal arms traffickers, Libya once again has become a source of illegal weapons flowing into conflicts across the Sahel and neighboring coastal states. “The high demand for arms…

ADF STAFF Sudanese miners are blaming Russia’s infamous Wagner Group mercenaries for massacres along the porous border between South Darfur state and the Central African Republic (CAR). Witnesses say the Wagner Group,  with close ties to…

ADF STAFF When two Sudanese doctors living in the United States took action to help their homeland during the pandemic, they knew it was just the start of a longer journey. One year after launching their project with medical students in…

ADF STAFF Attacks in West Darfur are awakening fears that the region could return to the violence of its darkest period. Humanitarian groups and international organizations are calling for an intervention as the conflict escalates. In…