Situation in Sudan (per 9 March) Clashes in Sudan’s Kordofan region killed at least 51 people between Wednesday and Thursday last week, with intense artillery and drone strikes hitting Dilling and Al-Mojlad, as the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) recaptured the strategic city of Bara on the road to Khartoum. An army drone strike on a […]
Africa and the Deadly Dust from Iran
By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Editor-In-Chief of LEADERSHIP and the author of the new book Writing for Media and Monetising It. ABUJA, Nigeria | 6 March 2026 (IDN) — These are sad times. Who could have believed that after the US and its allies destroyed Iraq in search of “weapons of mass destruction” and […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: RSF seizes key roads in South Kordofan
Situation in Sudan (per 5 March) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control of key sections of the Dilling–Kadugli and Dilling–Habila roads, South Kordofan, after several days of fighting with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), cutting humanitarian and military supply routes to the towns of Dilling and Kadugli. At least five civilians were killed and […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: At least 122 killed in South Sudan attack
Situation in South Sudan (per 2 March) A group of unidentified men attacked a town in South Sudan’s Ruweng Administrative Area on Sunday, resulting in 122 deaths, of which 82 were civilians. Two officials were among those killed. The attackers consisted of youth from Mayom County in neighbouring Unity State; they reportedly stormed the town […]
Nigeria Looks to Brazil: Diaspora Diplomacy and a New South–South Economic Push
By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW | BRASILIA | 27 February 2026 (IDN) — Nigeria is quietly recalibrating its South–South diplomacy — and this time, the compass points firmly toward Brazil. At the centre of this renewed engagement is the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas (NIDOA)–Brazil chapter, which is positioning itself not merely as a community […]
Situation Report: RSF targeting people with disabilities
Situation in Sudan (per 26 February) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted and killed people with disabilities during and after its October 2025 takeover of El Fasher in North Darfur, reported Human Rights Watch (HRW), documenting executions, torture, and extortion that it said may constitute war crime and crimes against humanity. The RSF carried out […]
Africa Is Not a Chessboard
Those who recognize this will help shape the future By Ramesh Jaura This article first appeared on rjaura.substack.com BERLIN | 24 February 2026 (WorldView) — From a European vantage point, with transatlantic ties on shaky ground, the recent African Union Summit in Addis Ababa felt less like a formal gathering and more like a seismic […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: Tensions at the Chad-Sudan border
Situation in Sudan (per 23 February) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed to have captured the city of Al-Tina near the Chad border this Saturday in a message posted on social media accompanied by video footage showing armed men celebrating. However, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allied Joint Force state they quickly recaptured the […]
Escape, extradition and trial: the case of human trafficker Kidane
The Dutch trial against Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam, an alleged notorious Eritrean human trafficker, will commence on 31 March. Kidane will face charges of various severe human rights abuses, including the rape, torture, murder and ransoming of refugees in closed compounds in Libya. The Walid case: an important precedent Kidane’s trial follows the recent Walid judgement, […]
Situation Report – Horn of Africa No. 705 – 19 February 2025
SITUATION REPORT – HORN OF AFRICA & NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
No. 705 – 19 February 2026