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When I visited Sudan in 2006 as the leader of the Gondwanaland Expedition, the civil war in the South had ground to its bloody conclusion. However, wholesale genocide was taking place in the western part of the country, in the Darfur region.

Sudan has yet gain slipped into a civil war, costing hundreds of lives and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee the country. Fighting the war are two generals - Abdel Fattah Burhan of the Sudans Armed Forces and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo of the Rapid Support Forces. This piece explains the background of this extraordinarily complex conflict and discusses its potential implications for the region and beyond. Bringing both military leaders to a negotiating table must now be the highest priority...

Darfur’s al-Geneina is the other region adversely impacted due to the conflict along with capital Khartoum

In his 30 years of rule, what Omar al-Bashir left behind was a legacy of economic ruin, human rights violations, suppression of civil society and international isolation of Sudan.

Countries that prefer peace to chaos should hope for a quick army victory over the RSF.

The Sudan conflict is complex, with multiple actors involved and competing interests at play. It is not a simple case of rebels versus the government, but rather a web of ethnic, political, and economic tensions. The international community has a role to play in resolving the conflict, through diplomatic efforts and by providing aid to those affected by the crisis.

Countries that prefer peace to chaos should hope for a quick army victory over the RSF.

A look at the various players in the fighting that has exploded in Sudan paints a much richer picture than what some call a proxy war.

Analysts warn the battle for capital Khartoum is expected to be long and bloody but the army should prevail.

Gunfire and explosions rocked the Sudanese capital for a third day as diplomats intensified efforts to stop clashes between the army and a paramilitary group from escalating into a fullblown civil war.