Sudan

Abdalla Hamdok wasn't sure he wanted the job, but six months later there is reason to hope—despite the failed mutiny this week.

But talks in Washington haven’t yet solved the trickiest questions still looming over the dam’s impact on countries downstream.

The region is accustomed to cycles of protest and political upheaval, so it’s better not to bank on successful revolutions.

The people want more democracy, even if their leaders want less.

Reaction to elections in the United Kingdom, international leaders won't back Trump over impeachment, and forced labor in use in Xinjiang.

Washington’s refusal to remove Khartoum from the state sponsors of terrorism list will slow Sudan’s transition to democracy and could undermine it.

The country successfully toppled a dictator. Now it's in an epic battle to secure freedom.

Ethiopia’s continued efforts to dam the Nile could end in war with Egypt. Here’s how to stop that from happening.

Long considered domestic issues, the continent’s battles are really international contests for influence and power.

It’s finally time to breathe new life into the country’s moribund economy.

The Kingdom of the Yellow Mountain is just the latest in a long string of claimants to ungoverned territory between Egypt and Sudan.

Previous uprisings have failed due to squabbling among elites, poor civil-military relations, and a lack of economic development. Both sides of the transitional government must avoid past mistakes.

Without the support of the U.S. government, pro-democracy forces around the world will wither as authoritarianism gains ground.

The International Criminal Court has many flaws, but abandoning it now would give free rein to war criminals and open the door to impunity.

Sudan’s protesters wanted to overthrow their president and his regime. They were only half-successful.

Boris Johnson becomes Britain’s prime minister, Donald Trump wades into the Kashmir conflict, and the Ebola epidemic in Congo rages on.

The Trump administration feared that taking action against the junta for killing protesters might upend peace talks.