https://znetwork.org/category/place/africa/sudan/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Sun, 18 Jan 2026 14:31:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png https://znetwork.org/category/place/africa/sudan/ 32 32 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-complicity-of-the-west-in-the-sudans-war/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-complicity-of-the-west-in-the-sudans-war/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2026 14:31:40 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1293638 In April 2023, a war broke out in Sudan between the national army and the Rapid Support Forces militia. It is estimated that millions were displaced and thousands were killed. The UN now considers the country to have the worst humanitarian crisis. But this war is mainly fueled by external actors, primarily the UAE, which [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-complicity-of-the-west-in-the-sudans-war/feed/ 1 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-war-in-sudan-is-between-two-wings-of-a-comprador-parasitic-capitalist-class/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-war-in-sudan-is-between-two-wings-of-a-comprador-parasitic-capitalist-class/#respond Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000 As the war in Sudan that has unleashed the world’s worst humanitarian crisis nears a thousand days, “a cessation of hostilities, a humanitarian truce going into the new year” is an “immediate goal” of the US, said its State Secretary, Marco Rubio, in his year-end press conference. Donald Trump, he insisted before the US cabinet [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-war-in-sudan-is-between-two-wings-of-a-comprador-parasitic-capitalist-class/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/surprising-lessons-for-the-u-s-resistance-to-trump-in-sudans-recent-history/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/surprising-lessons-for-the-u-s-resistance-to-trump-in-sudans-recent-history/#respond Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:32:38 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1292405 Follow a line south and west from the Gaza Strip, continue through Egypt, and you’ll end up in another place where a genocide is in progress. It’s one we don’t hear much about in the United States, probably because it’s happening in an African nation, one of those places Donald Trump refers to as “shithole countries.” (Interestingly, [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/surprising-lessons-for-the-u-s-resistance-to-trump-in-sudans-recent-history/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/sudan-nigerias-israel-problem-pan-africanism-resistance-from-burkina-faso-to-niger/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/sudan-nigerias-israel-problem-pan-africanism-resistance-from-burkina-faso-to-niger/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:23:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1292231 In this episode of MintCast- Host Mnar Adley invites Journalist- Ahmed Kaballo to discuss the truth about Africa’s resources and sovereignty. Ahmed, had his channel: African Stream removed from YouTube for speaking out on topics like this.]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/sudan-nigerias-israel-problem-pan-africanism-resistance-from-burkina-faso-to-niger/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/sudanese-paramilitary-drone-strikes-kindergarten-killing-dozens-of-children/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/sudanese-paramilitary-drone-strikes-kindergarten-killing-dozens-of-children/#respond Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:59:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1292195 Sudanese paramilitary forces bombed a kindergarten and the hospital where victims were brought for treatment in southern Sudan on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, including 33 children. Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out three drone strikes in the town of Kalogi, in South Kordofan, officials say. The paramilitary reportedly struck the school twice, the [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/sudanese-paramilitary-drone-strikes-kindergarten-killing-dozens-of-children/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/sudan-how-imperialism-fuels-war-and-mass-violence/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/sudan-how-imperialism-fuels-war-and-mass-violence/#respond Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:44:37 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1292114 The civil war today tearing apart Sudan is not just a conflict between rival generals. Rather, it is the direct and tragic consequence of the plundering of the resources under the country’s soil for the benefit of foreign powers. Only an end to outside interference and the mobilisation of the Sudanese people to force the [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/sudan-how-imperialism-fuels-war-and-mass-violence/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/khartoum-the-most-selfish-city-if-we-let-it-be/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/khartoum-the-most-selfish-city-if-we-let-it-be/#respond Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:50:22 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1292069 While many celebrated the “liberation” of Khartoum from the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in March 2025, the 18-month siege of El-Fasher, Darfur, which started in May 2024 and continued until the city’s fall to the RSF in October 2025, was largely ignored. Today, factories in Khartoum have gone [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/khartoum-the-most-selfish-city-if-we-let-it-be/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/canada-should-take-stronger-actions-in-sudan/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/canada-should-take-stronger-actions-in-sudan/#respond Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:50:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1291694 Days ago, the RSF militia carried out a brutal massacre in Elfashir; thousands were killed based on their ethnic background in a single day, including patients at a hospital, women, and children who were lined up and shot. Satellite images reveal that the militia put the victims in a mass burial to hide its crime. [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/canada-should-take-stronger-actions-in-sudan/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/let-the-sudanese-walk-to-peace/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/let-the-sudanese-walk-to-peace/#respond Sun, 23 Nov 2025 17:09:41 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1291584 In early November, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the “horrifying crisis in Sudan, which is spiraling out of control.” He urged the warring parties to “bring an end to this nightmare of violence — now.”  There is a path to end the war, but there is simply no political will to enforce it. In May 2025, [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/let-the-sudanese-walk-to-peace/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-u-s-must-designate-the-rsf-militia-as-a-terrorist-organization/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-u-s-must-designate-the-rsf-militia-as-a-terrorist-organization/#respond Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1291130 In October 2025, the Rapid Support Forces militia stormed the city of El Fashir in Darfur, Sudan, after more than a year and a half of besieging the city. In only a few days, the militia committed a massacre that killed thousands of people, including hundreds at a hospital. Satellite images explain that the militia [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-u-s-must-designate-the-rsf-militia-as-a-terrorist-organization/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/gold-and-mercenaries-the-price-of-the-massacre-in-sudan/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/gold-and-mercenaries-the-price-of-the-massacre-in-sudan/#respond Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:37:19 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1291077 On October 26, 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia took the city of El Fasher after an 18-month siege. The capital of North Darfur State and the economic heart of Darfur, El Fasher had served as a refuge for hundreds of thousands of displaced people fleeing the fighting since April 2023. It was the [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/gold-and-mercenaries-the-price-of-the-massacre-in-sudan/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-othered-genocide-sudans-suffering-and-the-worlds-indifference/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-othered-genocide-sudans-suffering-and-the-worlds-indifference/#respond Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:55:07 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1291061 When I sat down to write this piece, I wrestled with how to begin. Should I start with something clever? A historical parallel such as Darfur in the 2000s orRwanda in 1994? In the end, there is no need for literary flair when the truth itself is haunting enough. While it has not captured the world’s attention [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-othered-genocide-sudans-suffering-and-the-worlds-indifference/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-uae-should-be-on-the-financial-action-task-force-grey-list/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-uae-should-be-on-the-financial-action-task-force-grey-list/#respond Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:52:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1290908 In August 2024, the UAE decided to suspend 32 gold refineries and also announced the requirement for due diligence regulations for gold to ensure responsible gold sourcing. These measures eventually led to the delisting of the UAE from the Financial Action Task Force Grey List. This standard measures how entities adhere to countering money laundering, [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-uae-should-be-on-the-financial-action-task-force-grey-list/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-bloodbath-visible-from-space-rsfs-massacres-in-sudans-el-fasher/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-bloodbath-visible-from-space-rsfs-massacres-in-sudans-el-fasher/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:16:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1290879 Massacring thousands in North Darfur’s capital, El Fasher – a city it had besieged and starved for over 500 days – Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) left behind bloodied patches of soil large enough to be visible from space. Satellite photographs of El Fasher after the RSF’s invasion on October 26 show several areas of [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-bloodbath-visible-from-space-rsfs-massacres-in-sudans-el-fasher/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/how-the-cia-mossad-set-up-sudan-for-genocide-since-the-1990s/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/how-the-cia-mossad-set-up-sudan-for-genocide-since-the-1990s/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:14:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1290889 Sudan is being systematically destroyed – not by accident, but by design. This investigation reveals how US imperialism, through Israeli and UAE proxies, has engineered Sudan’s collapse since the 1990s to crush the axis of resistance, block China’s Belt and Road, and loot Africa’s resources families are killed, children starve, and the west profits.]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/how-the-cia-mossad-set-up-sudan-for-genocide-since-the-1990s/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-sudanese-women-are-building-lifelines-from-the-ashes-of-war/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-sudanese-women-are-building-lifelines-from-the-ashes-of-war/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:30:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1290836 Naema Abdullah stands over a blackened pot of bubbling oil, her hands moving with practiced ease as she drops small rounds of dough into the heat. Around her, three women work in steady rhythm—one kneading, another packaging the golden luqaimat, the fried dough balls beloved across Sudan, and a third calling out orders from neighbors.  [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-sudanese-women-are-building-lifelines-from-the-ashes-of-war/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/out-of-the-shadow-of-war-prospects-and-challenges-for-peace-and-justice-in-sudan/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/out-of-the-shadow-of-war-prospects-and-challenges-for-peace-and-justice-in-sudan/#respond Sun, 02 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1290751 The devastating armed conflict in Sudan is the latest iteration, and brutal culmination, of a long history of violence as a mode of governance. Since the coup of the al-Bashir regime in June 1989, if not before, developments in Sudan have been marked by serious human rights and humanitarian law violations in the context of multiple [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/out-of-the-shadow-of-war-prospects-and-challenges-for-peace-and-justice-in-sudan/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/transitional-justice-in-sudan-between-a-long-standing-elusive-quest-and-the-foundation-for-an-alternative-future/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/transitional-justice-in-sudan-between-a-long-standing-elusive-quest-and-the-foundation-for-an-alternative-future/#respond Fri, 31 Oct 2025 20:28:45 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1290690 Humanitarian assistance, a ceasefire and reconstruction are urgent policy priorities in Sudan. Yet, another question is looming. How should the legacy of serious violations of human rights and humanitarian law be addressed to achieve justice if and when the war in Sudan ends? It is so for good reason. The approach to ‘transitional justice’ will be critical [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/transitional-justice-in-sudan-between-a-long-standing-elusive-quest-and-the-foundation-for-an-alternative-future/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-quad-must-stop-outsiders-from-prolonging-war-in-sudan/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-quad-must-stop-outsiders-from-prolonging-war-in-sudan/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:26:50 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1289480 In a striking convergence of diplomatic actions on September 12, 2025, the Quad group composed of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States issued a joint statement on restoring peace and security in Sudan. On the very same day, accusing them of connections with Iran, the U.S. government announced sanctions against Sudan’s Finance Minister Gibril [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-quad-must-stop-outsiders-from-prolonging-war-in-sudan/feed/ 1 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-u-s-should-rethink-its-policy-on-sudan/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-u-s-should-rethink-its-policy-on-sudan/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1286665 The conflict that broke out in 2023 between the Sudanese national army and the Rapid Support Forces militia has turned the country into the world’s most devastating humanitarian crisis. Millions are displaced, thousands have died, and there has been extensive destruction of buildings and infrastructure, largely influenced by the UAE, the main backer of the [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-u-s-should-rethink-its-policy-on-sudan/feed/ 2 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/madaniaao-answering-the-wrong-question-of-the-sudanese-revolution/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/madaniaao-answering-the-wrong-question-of-the-sudanese-revolution/#respond Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:52:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1286018 The strange faces law” is a vague law that was enacted in 2024 by the de facto government of Sudan under the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). It formed part of the legislative arsenal of the state of exception created by the April 2023 conflict and aimed to restrict access to SAF-controlled areas in Northern, Eastern, [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/madaniaao-answering-the-wrong-question-of-the-sudanese-revolution/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/gum-arabic-shouldnt-fund-the-genocide-in-darfur/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/gum-arabic-shouldnt-fund-the-genocide-in-darfur/#respond Sun, 29 Jun 2025 13:34:10 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1285612 In May 2025, a news report revealed that the RSF militia in Sudan broke into warehouses and looted $75 million worth of gum arabic when it seized Al-Nuhod city. However, this was not an isolated case. The militia has been using several illegal methods to exploit this invaluable agricultural asset to sustain itself and fund [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/gum-arabic-shouldnt-fund-the-genocide-in-darfur/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/congress-must-act-now-to-block-uae-arms-to-sudan/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/congress-must-act-now-to-block-uae-arms-to-sudan/#respond Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:25:54 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1284773 In May 2025, the White House announced the approval of $1.4 billion in arms sales to the UAE. This Gulf country has supported the RSF militia in Sudan, which has committed horrendous crimes and violations in the country. Recently, members of Congress have attempted to block several similar deals, citing the UAE’s involvement in Sudan. [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/congress-must-act-now-to-block-uae-arms-to-sudan/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-uae-lobby-that-rages-its-war-in-sudan/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-uae-lobby-that-rages-its-war-in-sudan/#respond Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1284528 The war in Sudan between the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces is closing in on its second year, millions are displaced, and thousands have been killed, in addition to severe damage to infrastructure. However, this war is also sustained by external actors pursuing their interests in the country. The UAE, the main [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-uae-lobby-that-rages-its-war-in-sudan/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-uae-disinformation-campaign-to-link-the-sudanese-army-with-terrorism/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-uae-disinformation-campaign-to-link-the-sudanese-army-with-terrorism/#respond Fri, 30 May 2025 14:10:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1284407 In April 2025, Sky News Arabia, a TV channel owned by the UAE and headquartered in Abu Dhabi, published a news story claiming that a foreign fighter affiliated with terrorist Islamist groups in Syria was part of the troops aligned with the Sudanese army. Many other news agencies and websites republished the story; shortly thereafter, [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-uae-disinformation-campaign-to-link-the-sudanese-army-with-terrorism/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/sudan-the-language-of-blood/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/sudan-the-language-of-blood/#respond Sat, 17 May 2025 10:06:11 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1283841 Over the past weeks, international focus has no doubt been on the escalation between India and Pakistan, which we will write more about once the dust settles. Though none of the armies crossed the border or the Line of Control, concern is nonetheless understandable: both countries have nuclear weapons. Now, there has effectively been a [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/sudan-the-language-of-blood/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/western-ngos-saving-lives-or-just-regulating-death/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/western-ngos-saving-lives-or-just-regulating-death/#respond Thu, 08 May 2025 15:47:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1283498 For decades, the Western aid industry became ever more powerful in Sudan, even as it grew quieter about the reasons for underdevelopment. Rather than combat the root causes of poverty, NGOs served only to alleviate the number of deaths. During the second half of the 1980s, Oxfam ran an extensive food aid program among Beja [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/western-ngos-saving-lives-or-just-regulating-death/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-other-catastrophe-genocide-and-famine-in-sudan/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-other-catastrophe-genocide-and-famine-in-sudan/#respond Sat, 26 Apr 2025 14:54:59 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1282999 Two years have passed since the war broke out in Sudan between the two sides of the military regime that the country inherited from the infamous Omar al-Bashir. While the situation in Sudan does not get even a tenth of the global media attention that the ongoing Zionist genocidal war in Gaza receives, the scale [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-other-catastrophe-genocide-and-famine-in-sudan/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-us-is-undergoing-a-corporate-coup-sudan-shows-how-dangerous-it-can-become/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-us-is-undergoing-a-corporate-coup-sudan-shows-how-dangerous-it-can-become/#respond Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:51:28 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1280825 As billionaire Elon Musk seizes control over vast swaths of the U.S. government, blurring the line between his private business empire and the state, some analysts have begun to call this takeover what it is: a coup. This corporate coup may not look like the military coups we are familiar with — often backed by [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-us-is-undergoing-a-corporate-coup-sudan-shows-how-dangerous-it-can-become/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/looting-is-now-crucial-for-the-political-economy-of-rsf-militia/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/looting-is-now-crucial-for-the-political-economy-of-rsf-militia/#respond Sun, 09 Mar 2025 15:19:21 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1280764 In September 2024, The RSF militia looted The Sudanese National Museum which contains invaluable historical statues and archetypical collections, shortly thereafter, the stolen assets were smuggled outside the country and are now on sale on the Internet This incidence, however, is not isolated, over more than one year, the militia has engaged in systemic looting [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/looting-is-now-crucial-for-the-political-economy-of-rsf-militia/feed/ 0