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)
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- 18 Apr
Insider exclusive · videoBriefing Room 18.04.26: Armenia Tries to Escape Russia's Grasp, South Sudan in Chaos, and More
- 2 Mar
WarFronts · sponsor-freeSudan's War is Spilling Over its Borders
- 16 Feb
Intelligence· 16 min readFreeHow Illicit Finance Fuels All Sides of the Sudan War.
Evan Moloney
- 6 Feb
Sudan's Military is On A Roll
- 26 Jan
Conflicts· 10 min readFreeSudan’s Dagalo Markets are Destabilizing Africa
Phillip Carroll
- 22 Jan
Conflicts· 22 min readFreeWe Spoke to Sudan’s Ambassador about the War. This is What He Said.
Wilfred Waimiri
- 17 Jan
Sudan's Genocide is Even Worse than We Thought
- 2 Dec 2025
Insider exclusive · videoCould Sudan's RSF Survive Without the Emirates?
- 21 Nov 2025
Why Is The UAE Funding A Genocide In Sudan?
- 11 Nov 2025
The World Ignored Sudan's Genocide. Now It's Too Late.
- 7 Nov 2025
Insider exclusive · videoBriefing Room 07.11.25: Massacre in El-Fasher
- 4 Nov 2025
El Fasher: the Bloodbath Everyone Saw Coming
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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.