Sudan

Demonstrators find themselves at odds with key U.N. and U.S. mediators.

A new book details how South Sudan’s founders forcibly conscripted tens of thousands of children.

The prime minister’s resignation amid ongoing protests mean Washington’s policies need a fresh start.

Abdalla Hamdok’s resignation has sparked a constitutional crisis. Only international support can keep the country’s democratization on track.

The military authorities need to be pushed to protect their own citizens from a staggering rise in violence.

If any outside power could help Sudan chart a path to democracy, it should have been the United States.

David Beasley’s unsanctioned mediation efforts in Khartoum rankle U.S. and U.N. diplomats.

The Biden administration’s tough rhetoric is not enough to avoid a disastrous outcome in the Horn of Africa.

The United States and its allies need to do more than talk about democracy; they must act to defend it.

The Sudanese military seized power expecting not to face resistance at home or abroad. That’s wishful thinking.

Military junta faces widespread international backlash for upending Sudan’s shaky democratic transition.

Young people across the continent have been hit hard by the pandemic, lockdowns, and economic stagnation—but their protests have largely been ignored by elderly elites.

Allowing the International Criminal Court to prosecute a former leader for war crimes could be a pivotal moment in the transition to democracy.

Experts said Washington needs an envoy to help shepherd Sudan’s tenuous transition to democracy.

America’s greatest success story in Africa has degenerated into its biggest failure.

The French president is seeking to project influence, build new alliances, repair old rifts, and defuse the immigration issue at home.