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Marc Español

Marc Español

Marc Español

Marc Español is a Catalan journalist based in Cairo.

In-depth: In recent weeks, Sudan's army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has engaged in intense diplomatic activity, while his rival leading the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has been unable to keep pace.

02 October, 2023

In-depth: Since the outbreak of the conflict between the army and the RSF over 50 detention sites have been set up in Khartoum, where a wide range of human rights abuses have been documented.

25 September, 2023

In-depth: In recent weeks fighting between the army and the RSF has intensified in parts of Khartoum, South Darfur and Kordofan, further aggravating a critical humanitarian situation in the absence of any peace process.

01 September, 2023

In-depth: Hundreds of people are being held incommunicado in informal detention centres run by the army and Rapid Support Forces, while others have vanished in the midst of fighting.

13 July, 2023

In-depth: The violent power struggle between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces has created a dangerous environment for journalists, forcing most to either stop working or flee the country.

15 June, 2023

Book club: The organisation is currently at a crossroads traversed by three crises of identity, legitimacy and membership. As Abdelrahman Ayyash, Noha Ezzat and Amr ElAfifi dissect, how they're handled will largely determine the group's fate.

10 May, 2023

In-depth: Although still largely isolated, a series of labour strikes represent the growing collective fatigue and anger as Egyptians grapple with soaring inflation and the country's deep economic crisis.

06 March, 2023