Location: Sudan

Taking strategic town of Wad Madani: a tipping point in Sudan's war?

Photo: Residents walk through a devastated street in Omdurman, Sudan - Free Malaysia Today Last week, the Sudanese army (SAF) announced that it had taken the town of Wad Madani. This town, located in Gezira province, is a strategic hub and an important agricultural hub some two hundred kilometres south of the capital [...]

All Eyes on Sudan

In Khartoum, Sudan's capital, heavy fighting broke out in April last year between the government army the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary army Rapid Support Forces (RSF). A bloody war has been raging in Sudan ever since. But even before this escalation in 2023, the country was experiencing major problems. The population of [...]

Political Café: All Eyes on Sudan on June 26

All Eyes On Sudan A humanitarian disaster of unprecedented proportions is currently unfolding in Sudan. Two warlords are waging a bloody battle in which sexual violence, mutilation and ethnic cleansing are the order of the day. Some 25 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian aid, 9 million of whom have now fled the [...]