The International Crisis Group posted on 15 May 2026 a 35-minute podcast titled "Sudan, and a Region and World in Upheaval" with Alan Boswell and Nasrine Malik, journalist and author.
The long-standing problem in Sudan is the control over resources by a certain group and the marginalization of the rest. The old Sudan is gone and cannot be reconstructed. The country requires a whole new approach, which may take years or more to achieve.
The United States and United Kingdom lack either the interest or ability to bring the civil war to an end. As the United States withdraws from Africa, the European Union is drifting and not ready to replace the void being left by the United States.
Nasrine Malik discussed the impact of the war in Iran on Africa generally. It has the potential to destabilize African economies. The Western conception of human rights is on the wane and being replaced by an individualistic approach to certain human rights challenges.
