Sudan

Sudan is an Arab nation in North Africa, directly south of Egypt and along the Red Sea. 

Since becoming independent in 1956, Sudan has had a tumultuous history rife with coups and political instability - the most recent coup having happened in 2021 and the crackdown against protesters being ongoing at the time of writing.

Notably, despite having long held staunch opposition to the State of Israel, ties between Israel and Sudan seem to be getting close to warming at the time of writing following efforts to bring them into normalization under the rubric of the Abraham Accords.

African union welcomes appointment of Sudan’s new prime minister as step toward civilian rule

The African Union views the premiership as a vital step toward restoring democracy and peace after military rule.

 People celebrate after reaching the presidential palace, protesting against military rule following last month's coup in Khartoum, Sudan December 19, 2021.
 People celebrate after reaching the presidential palace, protesting against military rule following last month's coup in Khartoum, Sudan December 19, 2021.

Sudan’s army chief appoints new prime minister as civil war rages on

 Left to right: Amjad Taha, political strategist and global geopolitics analyst from the UAE; Eitan Neishlos, Dubai-based businessman and philanthropist

Hamas’s next front? Sudan’s Islamist army and the African threat to Israel - opinion

 A fire burns following an aerial bombardment that resulted in casualties at the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres run facility destroying the last remaining hospital and pharmacy in the northern town of Old Fangak in Fangak county, South Sudan May 3, 2025.

At least seven killed, 20 injured following bombing in South Sudan, MSF says


United Nations: The tragedy in Sudan must end ‘World’s largest humanitarian crisis’ - opinion

The UK, France, Germany, and the UN must lead to end the war in Sudan by taking and enforcing the following measures.

DISPLACED PEOPLE ride on an animal-drawn cart, following Rapid Support Forces attacks on the Zamzam displacement camp, in the town of Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan, earlier this month. Zamzam, Sudan’s largest refugee camp, was bombarded by the RSF for months, with at least 300 killed between Zamzam an

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 Newly elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun poses at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on January 9, 2025.

Up to 400,000 displaced from Darfur camp after Sudan RSF takeover, UN agency says

The RSF seized control of the camp on Sunday after a four-day assault that the government and aid groups have said left hundreds dead or wounded.

 A displaced Sudanese woman walks next her tent at "Abdallah Nagi" shelter camp, which houses people mostly displaced from the capital Khartoum, in Port Sudan, Sudan April 15, 2025

Sudanese leader's envoy visits Israel in secret normalization talks - report

According to the report, the envoy told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Al-Burhan wanted to finalize the normalization process between the two countries.

 SUDAN’S GENERAL Abdel Fattah al-Burhan salutes for the national anthem after landing in the military airport of Port Sudan on Sunday, on his first trip away from Khartoum since the internal conflict broke out.

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Sudanese army seizes full control of presidential palace in Khartoum

The existing conflict has led to what the UN calls the world's largest humanitarian crisis, causing famine in several locations and disease across the country.

 People celebrate after reaching the presidential palace, protesting against military rule following last month's coup in Khartoum, Sudan December 19, 2021.

Somaliland does not rule out absorption of Gazan residents - KAN

US and Israeli officials reportedly reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss the potential transfer of displaced Gazan Palestinians.

 A woman dressed in Somaliland's flag colours parades to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of their Independence in Hargeisa, Somaliland, May 18, 2024.

US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza - report

Officials stated that Sudan rejected the offer, while Somalia and Somaliland said they weren't aware of any offer, KAN reported.

 An illustration US President Donald Trump and the Gaza Strip

UAE pledges $200 million to support Sudan amid ongoing humanitarian crisis

The UAE’s contribution responds to the devastating civil war in Sudan, which has ravaged the country since April 2023.

 Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, receives President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, at the Presidential Airport, in Abu Dhabi, January 16, 2025.

14 years in limbo: A journey from Darfur to building a life in Israel

After fleeing war in Darfur, Mahmoud Usman spent 14 years in limbo seeking asylum in Israel. Now, with his application approved, he looks ahead to building his future.

 POPULATION AND Immigration Authority data place the current asylum-seeking population at 30,000, with an estimated 4,000 from Usman’s home country, Sudan. An additional 19,000 asylum-seekers are from neighboring Eritrea.

Sudan: The real genocide - opinion

Whether you call it an obsession or antisemitism, social convenience or just ignorance, the international silence on the Arab genocide in Sudan adds up to the same thing: an egregious moral outrage.

 MASALIT WOMEN gather under a tree to share stories about the deaths of their children and other family members, mostly male, at a refugee camp in Adre, Chad, in 2023. The women had fled to Chad as a result of an ethnically targeted massacre in Sudan’s West Darfur state.