Elfadil Ibrahim, writer and analyst covering the politics of the Middle East and Africa, with a special focus on Sudan. His work has been featured in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, The New Arab, Open Democracy and other outlets.
The Emirates promised Trump a huge investment, which appears to be playing a role in Washington’s unwillingness to intervene in their arm sales to RSF. Massad Boulos, the Trump Administration’s top adviser for Africa and point man on Sudan, (…)
El Fasher’s fall exposes the failure of Washington’s reliance on regional power brokers — many who are directly involved — to end the conflict. For over 500 days, the world watched as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) methodically (…)