Sudan

Students in Khartoum hold up the Sudan flag during a protest on November 3, 2025, against atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces in El Fasher .

The Price of Silence in Sudan The Price of Silence in Sudan

The United Arab Emirates is arming a militia committing genocide in Darfur. In exchange for US silence, Biden got a Middle East partner, and Trump got cryptocurrency cash.

Nov 7, 2025 / Justin Lynch

A man carries an injured child, fleeing down a road in al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

We Are Failing Children Around the World With Our War-Making We Are Failing Children Around the World With Our War-Making

What today’s conflicts are doing to the children trapped by them.

Oct 28, 2024 / Nick Turse

Displaced From Sudan, Young Refugees Find Solace at School

Displaced From Sudan, Young Refugees Find Solace at School Displaced From Sudan, Young Refugees Find Solace at School

After fleeing war-torn nightmares, refugees in neighboring Egypt are finding a way to dream again.

Aug 29, 2024 / Photo Essay / Walaa Alshaer and Elle Kurancid

South Sudan War

The War in Sudan Is Causing Mass Starvation The War in Sudan Is Causing Mass Starvation

If we don’t start paying a lot more attention to it soon—as in right now—it’s going to be too late. 

Aug 9, 2024 / Stan Cox and Priti Gulati Cox

men hold flags in Karthoum

What the World Should Know About Sudan What the World Should Know About Sudan

To understand the violence in Khartoum, you need to understand European foreign policy.

Apr 25, 2023 / Nanjala Nyabola

The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions?

The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions? The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions?

Middle East scholar Stephen Zunes talks about Sudan’s hopeful but uncertain future in the wake of its peaceful democratic revolution.

Mar 20, 2020 / Q&A / Mitchell Plitnick

It’s Not Enough to Topple a Dictator

It’s Not Enough to Topple a Dictator It’s Not Enough to Topple a Dictator

Protesters in Sudan overthrew Omar al-Bashir, but their work isn’t done yet.

Dec 20, 2019 / Justin Lynch

In the Midst of Chaos, an Invincible Arab Spring

In the Midst of Chaos, an Invincible Arab Spring In the Midst of Chaos, an Invincible Arab Spring

This month’s protests in Syria, Iraq, and Egypt prove that what began in 2010 was just the beginning of a long revolution.

Oct 10, 2019 / Tesbih Habbal and Muzna Hasnawi

Khartoum Sudanese women

The Seasons After the Arab Spring The Seasons After the Arab Spring

Recent uprisings in Sudan and Algeria have avoided mistakes of 2011.

Jun 25, 2019 / Gilbert Achcar

June Protests in Sudan

‘Blood,’ the Anthem of Sudan’s Revolution, Takes on New Meaning Amid Violent Repression ‘Blood,’ the Anthem of Sudan’s Revolution, Takes on New Meaning Amid Violent Repression

A new generation of musicians and artists has been inspired by—and is inspiring—the uprising.

Jun 4, 2019 / Isma’il Kushkush

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