Sudan: The UAE-Backed Colombian Mercenary Network Behind Sudan's El Fasher Atrocities

An investigation by the Conflict Intelligence Group (CIG) has revealed the extensive use of Colombian mercenaries, backed by the United Arab Emirates, to fuel the Rapid Support… Read more »

Sudan: Tracking the Shadow Wealth of Sudan's Islamists

In March 2026, the global financial landscape shifted dramatically for the Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan. Following years of scrutiny, the U.S. State Department officially designated… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan in a Week Issue #29

To keep our readers informed of the multitude of events taking place in Sudan amidst the ongoing, devastating war, we have developed a series of weekly news briefs covering major… Read more »

Ethiopia: New Evidence Suggests Ethiopia Is Supporting the RSF, Sparking Fears of Regional Insecurity

New evidence gathered by Yale University's Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) suggests Ethiopia is supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) through an Ethiopian National Defence… Read more »

Sudan: Blue Nile - Mass Increase of Kurmuk Displaced in Damazin

After the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on March 24 claimed control of the border town of Kurmuk, Blue Nile State, an ongoing flow of civilians fled the area. According to the UN,… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan and Escalating, Crippling Fuel Prices

Despite the ongoing inflation since the outbreak of the April 2023 war, Sudanese people in army-controlled areas are facing an increase in the prices of petroleum products,… Read more »

Sudan: Separated but Not Alone, a Mother's Struggle

Like thousands of innocent civilians, Waqiya Ahmed found herself forced to flee El Fahser, North Darfur State, after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces raided the city last… Read more »

Sudan: Deadly Airstrike Destroys Al-Daein Hospital

A devastating drone strike targeted Al-Daein Hospital in Sudan's East Darfur State on 20 March, the first evening of Eid al-Fitr, rendering the facility completely inoperable and… Read more »

Sudan: The Chad-Sudan Border - Insecurity Keeps It Closed, Blocking a Critical Lifeline

Sudanese refugees in Adré, the largest refugee settlement based in Chad along the Sudan-Chad border, were cautiously optimistic after authorities announced the temporary… Read more »

Sudan: The Quad's Latest Ceasefire Proposal for Sudan

A new ceasefire proposal backed by the Quad has emerged as the latest diplomatic push to halt Sudan's devastating war. The Quad, comprising the United States, the United Arab… Read more »

South Sudan: How Kadugli and Dilling Lived Through the Siege

"We reached a point where the dead were considered fortunate," says one woman who fled the siege on Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan State, earlier this month. "Since the… Read more »

Sudan: Hospitals in the Crosshairs - the Targeting of Medical Staff and Patients in El Fasher

For months, El Fasher was cut off from the world. No safe roads, no reliable communications, no functioning supply chains. Inside the besieged city, hospitals became islands of… Read more »

Sudan: Washington's Quiet Intelligence Engagement with Port Sudan

Multiple sources confirmed to Ayin that Sudan’s Armed Forces (SAF)-aligned government intelligence director, Gen. Ahmed Mufaddal, was in Washington, DC, in January, where he… Read more »

Sudan: Solar Energy - the Potential Solution to Sudan's Power Problem

With the widespread deterioration of Sudan's electricity grid following the outbreak of war, the energy crisis transformed into an economic dilemma affecting production, water,… Read more »

Sudan: Displaced Voices - Another Year of War in Sudan

As Sudanese prepare for the new year, another year of war in Sudan is dawning. For the thousands of Sudanese forced into exile, scattered across refugee camps in neighbouring… Read more »

Sudan: The Case Against the RSF, Pressure for a Terrorism Designation

As Sudan's war grinds on, pressure is mounting in Washington and European capitals to formally designate the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as a terrorist organisation.… Read more »

Sudan: Herders Vs. Farmers - No Harvests Possible in Hunger-Stricken Darfur

Farmers across Darfur report widespread destruction of crops by livestock belonging to herders, often before harvest, leaving families unable to reap any yields in a region already… Read more »

Sudan: Survival Is Impossible - Sudanese Fighters in Russia

A recruiter involved in enlisting young Sudanese men to fight in the Russian army told Ayin that only 15% of those recruited by Russia are actually fighting in Ukraine. Another… Read more »

Sudan: Analysis - When the Sky No Longer Belongs to the Army

For much of Sudan's modern history, control of the air has marked the boundary between state power and insurgency. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) held aircraft, radars, and air… Read more »

Sudan: Darfur Turns to Solar Energy As War Destroys Power Infrastructure

With the war in Darfur devastating nearly all existing electricity infrastructure, thousands of residents have turned to small-scale solar systems as their only reliable source of… Read more »

Sudan: How Confusion Over Massad's Proposal Deepened Diplomatic Rifts

U.S. Special Envoy to Africa Massad Bolous's early-November peace proposal marked Washington's most comprehensive effort to push Sudan's warring parties toward negotiations,… Read more »

Sudan: Heritage Guardians - the Ongoing Quest to Save Sudan's History

In mid-November, Sudanese social media accounts decried yet another loss rarely documented by the media - a priceless Nubian artefact was allegedly stolen and sold on an e-commerce… Read more »

Sudan: Air Strikes Threaten to Close a Vital Crossing Between Sudan and Chad

The Rapid Support Forces accused the Sudanese army of bombing the Adré border crossing with Chad in the west of the country - the Adikong gate - which is used for the… Read more »

Sudan: Peace First, Politics Later - Why Sudan's Peacemaking Keeps Failing

The views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Ayin Network. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Oil Sector On the Brink of Collapse

Sudan's oil sector is inching closer to collapse as the war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) spreads around vital facilities in the country's western regions.… Read more »