Sudan

ADF STAFF The Wagner Group has spread like a virus and infected the government, military and economic sectors of the Central African Republic (CAR) to the extent that experts say the country is now a laboratory of Russian influence. The…

ADF STAFF Less than four months after fighting erupted between Sudan’s two dominant generals, the country appears to be close to descending into a full-scale civil war, according to security experts. “They’re trying to not just win but…

ADF STAFF Sudan’s warring generals have shifted the focus of their fighting from the heart of the capital, Khartoum, to Omdurman across the Nile River, as the army tries to break the supply lines of its rivals in the Rapid Support Forces…

ADF STAFF Five days after leading a failed uprising against the Russian state, Yevgeny Prigozhin and his top Wagner Group officers sat face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin for a three-hour meeting on June 29. Despite having…

ADF STAFF As masses of Sudanese citizens attempt to flee from violence across the border to Chad, members of the Masalit ethnic group report that gunmen are blocking them from leaving. “The militiamen ask those fleeing about their tribal…

ADF STAFF About a week after fighting broke out in mid-April in Sudan, jailed members of the regime of former dictator Omar al-Bashir walked out of prison. They had been detained in Khartoum’s Kober prison since 2019 and, for some, their…

ADF STAFF Government officials in the Central African Republic (CAR) were shocked when Yevgeny Prigozhin turned his infamous Wagner Group mercenaries against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Desperate for information, cabinet members…

ADF STAFF The increasing violence between Sudan’s warring generals has prompted some experts to call for the African Union (AU) to step in with a “boots-on-the-ground” approach through its African Standby Force. “Considering the…

ADF STAFF The sounds of airstrikes, artillery and small-arms fire reverberate through the streets of Khartoum and Omdurman on opposite sides of the Nile as war persists in Sudan with no end in sight. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF),…

ADF STAFF As the dust settles after the 36-hour rebellion by Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group against Vladimir Putin, some observers see parallels to fighting in Sudan. Like Wagner, the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is a…