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Ethiopia's renewed civil war is threatening to spill across its borders, as rising tensions with neighboring Eritrea fuel fears of another devastating regional conflict. But beyond the fighting in northern Ethiopia, a geopolitical struggle is unfolding over the country's ambition…
January 7, 2025 / 1:18 PM EST / CBS News The U.S. government has determined that genocide has been committed by members of the RSF paramilitary force and its allied militias in Sudan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday. The "Rapid Support Forces" and its…
The UAE on Sunday categorically refuted claims made by a media outlet that it was supplying arms and ammunition to warring parties in Sudan. The UAE has not supplied arms and ammunition to any of the warring parties in Sudan…
Horn of Africa · Explainer Sudan war explained: since April 2023 the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have fought for control of the country. The RSF is a paramilitary force led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti. The UN…
SUDAN · PEACE EFFORTS Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s army chief, says he has written to US President Donald Trump to pledge support for American-led peace efforts. The text of the message has not been published, and no US reply has appeared.
SUDAN · EGYPT BORDER TRADE Trucks from Egypt have stopped moving into Sudan, after a drivers’ union halt on Wednesday and an unconfirmed port order on Thursday. The pause follows the killing of two Egyptian drivers in Khartoum and days of…
SOUTH SUDAN · SECURITY South Sudan clashes between two rival communities killed at least 16 people and wounded 34 in Tonj East County, officials said on Thursday 15 October. The fighting ran on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 October. For US readers, the violence matters because…
The Horn of Africa sits on the Bab el-Mandeb strait, the southern gateway of the Red Sea and the Suez route between Asia and Europe. In 2026 several conflicts overlap there at once, from the Ethiopia–Eritrea standoff and Tigray to…
In Sudan, at least 10 civilians were killed and five others were injured in a drone strike in Sanaikit, West Darfur. The attack occurred on October 17, 2026, near the border with Chad, The Rio Times reports, citing Radio Tamazuj. The strike occurred…
Published 18 Oct 2026, 23:20 UTCUpdated 19 Oct 2026, 00:04 UTC Earlier on this story7 Oct: Sudan’s Army Kills Dozens of RSF Fighters in Nyala Air Attacks1 more 11 people killed in a drone attack by the RSF at Hajar Sunakit West Darfur drone strike killed civilians, including six…