The AEI's Critical Threats Africa File posted on 8 January 2026 an article titled "Sudan" by Michael DeAngelo.
The article documents military advances by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the SPLM-N in Kordofan region of Sudan. Both the RSF and the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) routinely use drones in the conflict. The RSF appears focused on an effort to take the key city of El Obeid from the SAF.
