The ongoing events in Sudan are a perfect example of the uncontrollable chaos that can be unleashed in society following a Color Revolution, with it now becoming almost impossible to predict how the latest crisis will be resolved, if ever. Disturbing Developments “Revolutions devour their own children”, as the saying […]
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Russia’s Military Deal With The Congo Republic Completes Its African Transversal
Russia’s dispatch of specialists to the Congo Republic (Congo-Brazzaville) in order to maintain military equipment completes Moscow’s plan of creating a corridor of influence across the continent from the Sudanese Red Sea coast to the Congolese Atlantic one via the Central African Republic, which therefore greatly increases the chances that […]
Understanding Saudi Arabia’s Role in Post-Coup Sudan
In previous times, when Saudi Arabia sought to intervene in the affairs of foreign nations, it did so overtly. Whether funding foreign masjids to advance Saudi Arabia’s Wahhabi school of Sunni Islam or sponsoring militant groups with unambiguous links to Riyadh, it used to be that when Saudi Arabia wanted […]
Belt and Road Partnerships Can Bring Stability to Sudan
Last week saw the end of Omar al-Bashir’s thirty year period of rule in Sudan. It has subsequently been announced by the authorities that an interim government will oversee a transitional period which will prepare the country for new elections. Though Sudan’s internal political developments are ultimately a matter only […]
The Consequences Of The Sudanese Coup
What just happened in Sudan was likely a military coup despite the “official” explanation being that President Bashir simply stepped down, and while this might appear on the surface to be a huge development, its immediate consequences will probably be quite limited even though certain “dark scenarios” still can’t be […]
Sudan’s “Deep State” Divisions Could Spell The End Of President Bashir’s Rule
It’s unclear at this confusing moment whether the reports about serious “deep state” divisions in Sudan are real or not, but even in the event that they’re just an infowar component of the ever-escalating Hybrid War being waged on the country, they nevertheless spell bad news for President Bashir. The […]
Is Chad Losing Control Of The Central African Pivot Space?
The geostrategically pivotal Central African country of Chad is dangerously losing control of the region after recent developments despite having one of Africa’s most powerful militaries, with Boko Haram’s deadliest-ever attack against its forces last Friday proving why the government of long-serving leader Idriss Deby depends on being a joint […]
Has The World Been Ignoring An Almost Decade-Long “African Spring”?
The announcement that Algerian President Bouteflika won’t run for re-election but will instead postpone the upcoming vote until the conclusion of his recently decreed comprehensive constitutional reform process represented the eighth non-electoral regime change in Africa in as many years, making one wonder whether the world has been ignoring an […]
Sudan Might Be The Next Geopolitical Victim Of The New Cold War
The North African state of Sudan is currently experiencing serious Hybrid War unrest as it attempts to gradually transition from the Saudi-led camp to the Turkish-Qatari one, and the geopolitical fate of this beleaguered but strategically positioned country will have serious implications for the future of multipolarity in Africa. […]
Syria in 2019: Rapid Political Normalisation
The conflict in Syria has lasted longer than the Second World War and as such, much of Syria has been operating within the framework of a war mentality for a significant period of time. To contextualise this, a child who is a healthy seven year old boy or girl living […]