The Sudan war
Analytical coverage of the Sudan war - illicit finance, external meddling, RSF/SAF dynamics, and regional spillover. Our articles, exclusives, WarFronts videos and podcasts on it, in one place.
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The Sudan war is sustained by structural inputs - illicit finance, external state meddling, and the long history of paramilitary economies - more than by any single battlefield turn.
Fronts covers the Sudan war by tracing those inputs: who funds which side, how the RSF and SAF actually mobilize and pay forces, what regional powers extract from prolonging the conflict, and where humanitarian and security spillovers land.
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The latest
- 21 Oct · Sudan's Rebels are Falling Apart. That Doesn't Mean the War is Over. WarFronts · sponsor-free
- 4 Sept · Violence is Exploding in South Sudan. And More. Insider exclusive
- 31 Aug · Sudan’s Paramilitaries are the Best-Funded Insurgents on Earth. They’re also Losing the War. Free article(Free)
All coverage, newest first
- 21 Oct
WarFronts · sponsor-freeSudan's Rebels are Falling Apart. That Doesn't Mean the War is Over.
- 4 Sept
Insider exclusive · videoViolence is Exploding in South Sudan. And More.
- 31 Aug
Analysis· 11 min readFreeSudan’s Paramilitaries are the Best-Funded Insurgents on Earth. They’re also Losing the War.
Thomas van Linge
- 3 Aug
Analysis· 61 min readInsiderThe World's Top Sudan Expert Sees No End in Sight to the War
Wilfred Waimiri
- 30 Jul
The Country Getting Rich Off Sudan's Genocide
- 28 Jul
PodcastDue South: Professor Alex de Waal on Sudan.
- 21 Jul
PodcastDue South: Julia Steers of LightHouse on Sudan & UAE
- 14 Jul
PodcastDue South: Mike DeAngelo of Critical Threats Talks Sudan
- 27 Jun
Why Nobody Will Stop Sudan's Looming Massacre
- 16 Jun
Insider exclusive · videoWhy is Kenya Supporting Sudan's Paramilitaries?
- 23 May
Sudan's Rebels Are Cracking Apart
- 9 May
Insider exclusive · videoBriefing Room 09.05.2026: Growing Chaos in Mali, Iranian Attacks in Britain, Alleged Meddling in Sudan.
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The Sudan war is sustained by structural inputs - illicit finance, external state meddling, and the long history of paramilitary economies - more than by any single battlefield turn.
Fronts covers the Sudan war by tracing those inputs: who funds which side, how the RSF and SAF actually mobilize and pay forces, what regional powers extract from prolonging the conflict, and where humanitarian and security spillovers land.