logo
episode-header-image
Mar 2025
49m 32s

Bonus Episode: A Decisive Turn in Sudan’...

INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP
About this episode

Today we're bringing you a bonus episode on Sudan from Crisis Group's Global Podcast Hold Your Fire!.


In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard Atwood is joined by Crisis Group’s Sudan expert Shewit Woldemichael and Horn of Africa director Alan Boswell, to discuss the Sudanese army’s military advances against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan amid a devastating humanitarian crisis. They assess what explains the shifting battlefield momentum and why an end to the conflict appears out of sight despite the RSF’s setbacks. They examine how both the army and RSF are manoeuvring for political influence, with each side laying out plans for rival governments. They also explore the role of external actors in the war, challenges facing diplomatic efforts and the implications of Washington’s potential disengagement from the region.


For more, be sure to check out our recent statement “Battle for Khartoum Marks a Crossroads in Sudan’s Civil War”, our briefing “Eight Priorities for the African Union in 2025” and our Sudan country page.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up next
Sep 26
Ethiopia’s Grand and Contested Dam
In this episode of The Horn, Alan is joined by Crisis Group’s Africa Program Director, Murithi Mutiga, to discuss the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam. They trace the project’s development during a tumultuous period fo ... Show More
39m 41s
Sep 12
Dr. Comfort Ero on the Future of Peacemaking
In this episode of The Horn, marking Crisis Group’s 30th anniversary, Alan Boswell speaks with president & CEO Comfort Ero about how the landscape of peacemaking has evolved since the organisation’s founding in 1995. They trace how the environment for conflict resolution has shif ... Show More
32m 51s
Aug 7
Peacekeeping is Dying. Long Live Peacekeeping?
This week on The Horn, Alan Boswell sits down with Samira Gaid, founder and senior analyst at the Mogadishu-based think tank Balqiis Insights, and Fred Bauma, human rights advocate and executive secretary at the Ebuteli research institute in Kinshasa, to unpack the uncertain futu ... Show More
31 m
Recommended Episodes
Jul 2021
48 - The Shattering of Ethiopia (The War in Tigray)
With the attention of the world focused elsewhere, a conflict that threatens the stability of an entire continent has slipped under the radar. Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict has rapidly spiralled out of control, decimating their Armed Forces and sending the country toward the brink o ... Show More
1h 32m
Oct 2024
What is the future of Sudan?
It's been going on for a year and half now and getting worse by the day. The conflict in Sudan has killed thousands of people and led to one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Diplomacy has so far failed. So, what lies ahead for Sudan and its people? In this episode: ... Show More
24m 31s
Mar 2024
Military Rule and Russian Mercenaries in the Sahel
In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group’s Sahel director, Jean-Hervé Jezequel, to discuss the decision of military leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to withdraw from the regional bloc ECOWAS, their campaigns against jihadist insurgencies, backe ... Show More
48m 53s
Jul 23
Sudan's Raging and Overlooked Tragedy: The warring generals, the illegal gold, and a population trapped
This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we look at the state of the war in Sudan.It’s been declared the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, with hunger, disease and displacement rife. Yet the fighting surges on with reports of atrocities in the Kordofan region that left hundr ... Show More
34m 16s
Apr 2025
Two years into Sudan’s civil war: What lies ahead?
Sudan’s civil war has entered its third year. The Sudanese military has retaken the capital, Khartoum, but fighting is escalating in Darfur, where the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group is attacking the country’s largest camp for displaced people. As the humanitarian crisis ... Show More
20m 9s
Jul 2024
Sudan in flames: Why the world's forgotten war should worry you
As vicious conflicts rage across the world, the civil war in Sudan has received limited attention. To explain the far-reaching impacts of the conflict, the humanitarian crisis unfolding, and why we should start paying attention, Gavin Esler speaks to Alan Boswell, Crisis Group’s ... Show More
31m 26s
Sep 2024
Wagner ambushed in the Mali desert
A brutal battle in northern Mali in July left dozens of Wagner fighters presumed dead. The ambush reveals the dangers faced by Russian mercenary forces working for military juntas in Africa. The arid Sahel region is host to separatists and powerful offshoots of Islamic State and ... Show More
23m 24s
Apr 2025
What the World is Ignoring About Sudan’s Civil War
The crisis in Sudan is taking another devastating turn. Over the past several days, a genocidal paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has attacked a sprawling refugee camp in Darfur. As I write this, nearly 400,000 people have fled the camp and are now traver ... Show More
29m 59s
Sep 19
Dozens killed while at prayer in Sudan
A drone strike on a mosque in Sudan's Darfur region has killed more than 70 people. The attack in El Fasher city is being blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The RSF has been fighting to take over the city from the army, as the civil war in Sudan rages. Also: the Tal ... Show More
26m 3s
Sep 2024
Molly Phee on conflict negotiations the American way
Senior US diplomat Molly Phee reflects on her mediation and negotiation experience in the last three decades. She recalls leveraging her influence to drive parties to a peace agreement in South Sudan and takes us behind the scenes of intense negotiations with the Taliban in Afgha ... Show More
34m 40s