Egypt Calls Djibouti, and Completes a Ring Around Ethiopia
Egypt Horn of Africa diplomacy reached Djibouti on 22 August, the fourth such regional call in a month, as Cairo...
August 27, 2026Topic
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Sudan Tells the UN Where It Thinks the RSF Gets Its Weapons
Sudan told the Security Council that RSF supply routes run through eastern Libya, Chad and Ethiopia. UN experts document only...
August 27, 2026
China’s Zijin Took 9.2% of the Miner Building Ethiopia’s Kurmuk
Zijin Gold took 9.2% of Allied Gold for US$295 million after its US$4bn takeover lapsed, tying it to Kurmuk, a...
August 25, 2026
South Sudan Restarts Salary Payments After Months of Arrears
South Sudan salaries are to flow again after a ministerial committee ordered payments on 20 August. No date has been...
August 23, 2026
Sudan Says It Is Ready to Buy Kenyan Tea Again
Sudan's ambassador says the Sudan tea market is ready to reopen to Kenya. No decree has been published, and 207...
August 20, 2026
Saudi Arabia Displays Armoured Vehicles For Sudan Army Offensive
Saudi Arabia is widely reported to be bankrolling arms supplies that have strengthened Sudan’s army, with Pakistan-made Mohafiz-V armoured vehicles...
August 8, 2026
Sudan’s El Obeid Braces for Siege as UN Security Council Meets
Sudan's El Obeid crisis reached the UN Security Council as RSF drones hit the North Kordofan capital and a strike...
August 6, 2026
Sudan Sanctions Bill Targets Gold, Banks and Shipping
A new Sudan sanctions bill targets gold trading, banks, and shipping firms with asset freezes and US market bans. Bipartisan...
August 1, 2026
Sudan Health System Collapse Leaves 30M Without Care
Sudan’s health system nears collapse with 80% of facilities shut in war zones, 30 million needing aid, and famine confirmed...
July 27, 2026