Africa – Page 53 – Prologue Journal

Who Are Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces?

New York Times The unit traces its origins from the notorious Janjaweed militias, which in the 2000s helped Sudan’s Army crush a rebellion in the western region of Darfur. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/world/africa/paramilitary-rsf-explainer.html

Hospitals and Aid Groups Become Targets as Sudan Fighting Intensifies

New York Times Civilians are caught in the cross-fire, and two rival generals vying for power made it clear their forces had no intention of standing down. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/world/africa/sudan-fighting.html

Hospitals and Aid Groups Become Targets as Sudan Fighting Intensifies

Peering Into Volcanoes at Tanzania’s Crater Highlands

New York Times Uninterested in the extreme altitudes of Kilimanjaro, a writer opted instead to explore the region’s vast calderas, abundant wildlife and rare forms of lava. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/travel/tanzania-crater-highlands.html

Battles for Control of Sudan Stretch Into a Third Day

New York Times Nearly 100 people were killed over the weekend in battles between the army and paramilitary forces as the country’s two top generals vied for dominance. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/world/africa/sudan-fighting-khartoum.html

Sudan Fighting Escalates Amid Fears of Civil War

New York Times The civilian death toll is climbing and concern over a broader conflict is growing as rival generals vie for control of Africa’s third-largest country, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/world/africa/sudan-civil-war-khartoum.html

How Fighting in Sudan’s Capital Differs from Past Military Conflicts

New York Times Fighting in the country has been far more frequent in the east, west and south instead of its capital, Khartoum. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/world/africa/sudan-army-military-conflicts.html

Sudan Military Clashes: Why It Matters and Who Is Battling for Control

New York Times The strategically important country in northeastern Africa has been consumed by turmoil after overthrowing a dictator in 2019, with plans for a civilian-led democracy now in shambles. https://www.nytimes.com/article/sudan-khartoum-military.html

What to Know About General Hamdan, Leader of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces

New York Times A former camel trader who led a militia accused of genocidal violence in Darfur, Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, widely known as Hemeti, leads the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary unit. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/15/world/africa/hamdan-hemeti-sudan-rsf.html

Who Is Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan of Sudan?

New York Times Little known before 2019, he rose to power in the aftermath of the military-led coup that ousted Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the longtime leader who was deposed after popular uprisings. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/15/world/africa/sudan-military-abdel-fattah-al-burhan.html