Elfadil Ibrahim

Elfadil Ibrahim

Elfadil Ibrahim

Elfadil Ibrahim is a writer and analyst focused on Sudanese politics

After El-Fasher's fall, Egypt faces the choice of intervening in a war against UAE proxies, or standing by as its 'red lines' in Sudan fade into irrelevance

13 January, 2026

As Sudan's economy collapses, rival military leaders have engineered a fragile truce to keep oil flowing. But how long will it last?

17 December, 2025

Sudan is becoming a new hub for Captagon after the collapse of Syria's narco-state. It could leave behind a trail of addiction and instability for years to come

20 August, 2025

The skies over Port Sudan, once a sanctuary from Sudan's spiralling civil war, now carry the buzz of drones and clouds of burning fuel

15 May, 2025

Analysis: The army's recapture of Khartoum marks the end of one chapter in the war, but the next phase could see protracted conflict in the west of Sudan.

07 April, 2025

Analysis: As a battleground for foreign rivalries, the role of external powers in any diplomatic breakthrough remains crucial.

14 January, 2025

Analysis: While the Rapid Support Forces are looking weaker, there is little else to suggest that an end to Sudan's war is near.

12 November, 2024

Analysis: After 15 months of fighting with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Sudan's army is looking increasingly weak and capable of being defeated.

18 July, 2024

Analysis: With no end in sight to the war in Sudan, Egypt has become more pragmatic in its approach to the conflict.

25 June, 2024

Analysis: Moscow's policy of supporting both Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces makes a political resolution to the conflict even more complicated.

03 June, 2024