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The Sudanese state today betrays its history as a plunder state on the margins of the global order.
Abiy Ahmed’s use of the military to address a critical challenge is likely to fail.
A spiralling Sudan will affect peace and security in the Lake Chad Basin region, of which Nigeria is a member.
Peace and security in South Sudan depend on a fully functioning, peaceful and democratic government in Khartoum
The failure to hold the perpetrators of the Darfur genocide accountable has led to further instability in Sudan.
Both residents and Sudanese in the diaspora invested in homes to secure the future. Now the conflict is destroying hope.
The Sudan army’s superiority is in its air force and arsenal of ground forces while the rival paramilitary force relies on nimble mobile units.
Sudan’s civilian protesters have gained a form of political power that traditional elites have struggled to attain.
Sudan’s current conflict will have economic, social and political ripple effects across a number of countries
There is a risk that Sudan’s conflict could spill over into neighbouring countries.
Sudan was formed by conquest, and its politics and, increasingly, its wealth have been controlled by the military ever since.
Sudan’s location and natural resources have attracted international partners keen to benefit either geopolitically or economically.
The Rapid Support Forces were created by former president Omar al Bashir to protect his regime from rebels - but they soon became a threat to both him and the future government.
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