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Members of the Wagner mercenary group have been operating in Sudan for years. They were initially hired by former ruler Umar al-Bashir to protect him ...

Seventeen years ago this month, I flew to Khartoum with the late Gov. Bill Richardson.

Tens of thousands of Sudanese have been protesting for weeks against political and economic grievances in the war-wracked nation. The stability of an important partner of the West is also at stake. How will the situation develop? Annette Weber believes that three scenarios are possible

The ongoing conflict in Sudan pits two very different wings of the Sudanese military in a struggle to control a population that would largely prefer democratic civilian rule over domination by either force after decades of political and economic stagnation under military rule. Differences in ethnic composition, training, and weapons have compelled the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF, led by General …

Sudan – important and rapid support for a country in transition Format In 2020, the German government resumed development cooperation with Sudan. The challenges are enormous, and necessary reforms are being accompanied by the establishment of a social safety net. KfW has made a total of EUR 100 million available for three programmes from BMZ funds until the end of January 2021. Since the collapse of the regime under Umar al-Bashir in November 2019, Sudan has been in a phase of upheaval. After...

ability to build missiles, it changes the strategic map of this region. pyongyang can threaten seoul with thousands of artillery pieces but nuclear missiles threaten u.s. bases in japan and the u.s. itself. >> even if it is not there yet, the recent long-range rocket shows it is getting closer and closer. >> americans can say what we want adn the world community can say what they want but it northchange the fact that korea has nuclear devices and are working for full-scale nuclear capa...

handling the troubling young leader, kerry believes china holds the key and he thinks it is time to stop the antics. >> china has the ability to stop the antics and i hope our conversations lay out a path to diffuse the tension. >> the problem is china has shown no ability to stop north korea in its pursuit of nuclear weapons. startlingay was the revelation on new intelligence. >> dias has it on confidence that the north has weapons capable of delivery, but with lo reliability. >> i ch...