Sudan

Though Israel remains opposed to Palestinian independence, 2020 marked the year of its acceptance in the region.

Aid organizations fear that Israel is about to deport thousands of asylum-seekers to Sudan now that the two countries have made peace.

As East Africa faces a triple crisis from COVID-19, floods, and locusts, cutting U.S. aid to the Ethiopian government is not the solution. Neutral mediation to resolve the GERD dispute can result in a win-win situation.

As Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed goes to war against Ethiopia’s former rulers—the Tigray People’s Liberation Front—Khartoum’s moves will determine whether the conflict remains a local affair or a regional conflagration.

Sudan’s decision to forge ties with Israel is one more gift from the Trump administration.

The announcement could end Sudan’s three decades as an international pariah. But it comes at a cost.

As long as the Renaissance Dam remains an instrument in Ethiopia’s bid to control the Blue Nile, negotiations are doomed.

Media bubbles get a reality check, Sudan toys with Tel Aviv, and the ivory tower comes full circle.

Normalizing ties with Israel could mean removal from the U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list, allowing the country to rebuild its shattered economy—but U.S. legislators are standing in the way.

U.S. diplomacy has failed. African diplomacy can’t afford to.

Bipartisan congressional support for removing Sudan from U.S. terrorism lists grows as Khartoum pledges hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation to American victims.

With Bahrain also recognizing Israel, Washington hopes for a new era of Arab rapprochement with Israel—but that may prove more elusive.

Some U.S. officials fear the move will harm Washington’s relationship with Addis Ababa.

The deal could pave the way for Sudan’s removal from the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism list.