Sudan

Fresh violence by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) follows a multi-day attack that killed more than 400 people, according to the UN.

Assaults by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed more than 100 people, including at least 20 children and nine aid workers, the UN said.

Sudanese rights group Emergency Lawyers says the army has executing civilians suspected of supporting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Sudan, a nation in northeastern Africa, has been unstable since a popular uprising forced the removal of longtime autocratic President Omar al-Bashir in 2019.

In a report published by the Washington Post, Baykar, a leading Turkish defence firm, was accused of sending a cache of weapons and ammunition worth $120 million to the Sudanese army between August and November last year.

Russia, Egypt and the UAE are just three of several countries with a lot to attain from the outcome of one of the world’s worst still-running conflicts.

The lot of political cartoonists in the Middle East & North Africa region is not an easy one.