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A Sudanese family sit on a cart after reaching Adre from the border of Sudan heading to the Adre camp, where around 200,000 people are currently taking refuge on September 19, 2023 in Adre, Chad.
A Sudanese family sit on a cart after reaching Adre from the border of Sudan heading to the Adre camp, where around 200,000 people are currently taking refuge on September 19, 2023 in Adre, Chad.

Why Is the World Seeing More Conflicts Than Usual?

Comfort Ero explains why leaders seem more inclined toward war than dialogue.

Refugees fleeing the conflict in Sudan queue with their jerrycans to queue to collect drinking water from the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) distribution point at the Ourang refugee camp in Adre on Dec. 7, 2023.
Refugees fleeing the conflict in Sudan queue with their jerrycans to queue to collect drinking water from the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) distribution point at the Ourang refugee camp in Adre on Dec. 7, 2023.

In Sudan, Put Aid Before Talks

The West’s focus on negotiations is worsening the country’s humanitarian crisis.

A child wearing flip-flops walks across the dusty ground amid dozens of makeshift tents at a refugee settlement in Tina, Sudan.
A child wearing flip-flops walks across the dusty ground amid dozens of makeshift tents at a refugee settlement in Tina, Sudan.

Europe Is Making Sudan’s Refugee Crisis Worse

Faced with an indisputable emergency, the EU is erecting new barriers and ignoring its asylum obligations.

A fireball erupts behind a turreted building as smoke fills the sky after an Israeli strike over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
A fireball erupts behind a turreted building as smoke fills the sky after an Israeli strike over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

10 Conflicts to Watch in 2024

More leaders are pursuing their ends militarily. More believe they can get away with it.

A portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin on a tombstone.
A portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin on a tombstone.

5 News Stories That Made a Splash

From the war in Ukraine to Sudan’s implosion, FP’s reporters were on the case.

Sudanese women flash the victory sign during a rally to demand the return to civilian rule, in Khartoum, on Sept. 13, 2022.
Sudanese women flash the victory sign during a rally to demand the return to civilian rule, in Khartoum, on Sept. 13, 2022.

5 Ways Women Made a Difference in 2023

Amid rising conflict, these people and organizations fought for peace and justice.

Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in Khartoum.
Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in Khartoum.

The Year Geopolitical Competition Returned to Africa

From Sudan to Mauritania, regional and global powers are jockeying for position on the continent.

Sudanese fighters wearing face coverings ride in a vehicle in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Sudan's Darfur region.
Sudanese fighters wearing face coverings ride in a vehicle in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Sudan's Darfur region.

Washington Tries to Correct Course on Sudan’s Civil War

Lawmakers are pressing for a fresh approach with a new envoy and by leaning on the proxy powers abetting atrocities.

Aview of destruction in a livestock market area in al-Fasher, the capital of Sudan's North Darfur state on Sept. 1.
Aview of destruction in a livestock market area in al-Fasher, the capital of Sudan's North Darfur state on Sept. 1.

Don’t Allow a Disastrous Collapse in Sudan

Biden’s benign neglect brought the RSF to the brink of victory. Now, Washington has a chance to save Sudan.

Workers load aid supplies into a military plane bound for Port Sudan at the Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates on May 10.
Workers load aid supplies into a military plane bound for Port Sudan at the Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates on May 10.

U.S. Sudan Sanctions Won’t Work Without the UAE’s Help

Washington must lean on Abu Dhabi to halt its support for Hemeti’s RSF.

A woman inside her house protects her face from the tear gas n the Abbasiya neighborhood of Omdurman, on November 13, 2021 in Omdurman, Sudan.
A woman inside her house protects her face from the tear gas n the Abbasiya neighborhood of Omdurman, on November 13, 2021 in Omdurman, Sudan.

Sudan’s Failed Democracy Is a Disaster for Women

Women helped bring down the country’s Islamist dictator—and are still stuck with fundamentalism.

Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in Khartoum.
Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in Khartoum.

How Sudan Became a Saudi-UAE Proxy War

Gulf heavyweights view the conflict as an opportunity to cement their hegemonic status in the Middle East.

A Sudanese soldier stands guard onboard a tugboat ahead of transporting evacuees to a warship at Port Sudan on April 30, during a rescue operation carried out by the Royal Saudi Navy.
A Sudanese soldier stands guard onboard a tugboat ahead of transporting evacuees to a warship at Port Sudan on April 30, during a rescue operation carried out by the Royal Saudi Navy.

U.S. Envoy Pick Reveals Battle Over Sudan Policy

Biden’s detractors worry the U.S. administration is doubling down on policy failures in Sudan.

A man walks down a dirt road as smoke billows in southern Khartoum.
A man walks down a dirt road as smoke billows in southern Khartoum.

Support Sudan’s Revolution, Not an Elite Peace Deal

Foreign powers’ obsessive focus on a transition process empowered generals and weakened democracy activists, paving the way to war.

An armed Sudanese rebel is silhouetted against a blazing fire as he arrives at the abandoned village of Chero Kasi after Janjaweed militiamen set it ablaze.
An armed Sudanese rebel is silhouetted against a blazing fire as he arrives at the abandoned village of Chero Kasi after Janjaweed militiamen set it ablaze.

Sudan’s Ghosts of Darfur Come Back to Haunt It

The civil war between two rival generals has rekindled bloodshed, bad blood, and ethnic tensions in the tinderbox of Darfur.

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