AEIs Critical Threats Africa File posted on 20 August 2026 an article titled "Sudan" by Michael DeAngelo and Liam Karr.
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured two district capitals in Blue Nile State on the Ethiopian border. The SPLM-N supported the RSF in one of the operations. The RSF likely launched its operations from Ethiopian territory. The RSF's advance in Blue Nile State distracts the Sudan Armed Forces from consolidating recent gains in central Sudan.
