Osman Mirghani

Three developments from this past week shed light on the predicament that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) find themselves in. First, Colombian mercenaries were brought in to fight alongside the RSF in Darfur, as we learned from the video found on the phone of an RSF soldier killed during a…

From Lebanon to Iraq and Syria, calls for shutting down non-state militancy are growing louder. Stances on this phenomenon in Sudan reflect a clear double standard. Instead of demanding the disarmament of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the settlement currently being promoted entails reaching a…

Despite US President Donald Trump’s claims that a ceasefire in Gaza is imminent, we have not seen anything that inspires hope for a breakthrough that ends suffering in Gaza. Israel is proceeding with its genocide as the entire world watches on. Relentless airstrikes, starvation, and the destruction…

True to form, US President Donald Trump painted a dramatic picture of his country’s strikes on Iran. He announced that the war had ended and attacked anyone seeking to downplay its impact, particularly certain American media outlets that claimed the strike had only set Iran’s nuclear program back…

A brutal civil war continues to wreak havoc in Sudan, and foreign actors are clearly fueling the conflict. Most recently, we saw the campaign to weaken the Sudanese army at the border triangle between Sudan, Libya, and Egypt. Some are now openly hoping for its defeat and others, behind the veil of…

Sudan’s new Prime Minister, Dr. Kamel Idris, faces formidable challenges as he navigates the most complex and critical moment in the country’s history. Sudan has been ravaged by a devastating war, its economy has been enfeebled, its infrastructure is crumbling, its institutions are decaying, and…

It is difficult to get the Sudanese people to agree on any political question. Continuous debate, unending disputes, and entrenched polarization have long defined the Sudanese political landscape. That has been the case since Sudan gained its independence nearly seven decades ago at the latest. …

As the armed conflict rages on, Sudan has been and is being subjected to a vicious media and psychological war aimed at manipulating public opinion by either sowing confusion, inciting strife, instilling despair, or breaking morale. Disinformation has been a key weapon, and social media has become…

The liberation of Khartoum and expulsion of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was a decisive and game-changing victory for the Sudanese army. It changed the course of the war, as key symbols of sovereignty, the Republican Palace, cabinet headquarters, and the country’s most significant institutions…

Without any of the rapture seen when the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and a number of political and civil society groups signed the “Sudan Founding Charter” in Nairobi last month, it was announced that the signatories had agreed to a transitional constitution that document adopts secularism, calls…