Reuters published on 14 August 2026 an article titled "650,000 Refugees in South Sudan Could Lose Food Aid Within Weeks Due to Funding Squeeze, Say UN Agencies" by Olivia Le Poidevin.
Staff with the World Food Program and UN High Commission for Refugees report that 650,000 refugees in South Sudan, most of them from conflict in neighboring Sudan, may no longer receive food assistance due to a shortage of international funding.
The Council on Foreign Relations Global Conflict Tracker posted on 12 June 2026 an updated background piece titled "Instability in South Sudan."
Ten million South Sudanese--nearly 84 percent of the population--need humanitarian assistance, as reports of airstrikes on civilian areas, sexual violence, and forced recruitment have escalated since March 2025.
UN News published on 9 June 2026 an article titled "Sudan War: Drone Attacks Damage Key Aid Routes."
Escalating drone attacks on key roads and bridges in Darfur and Kordofan are disrupting humanitarian access in Sudan and putting civilians at further risk.
The New York Times published on 14 April 2026 a commentary titled "Is It Too Much to Ask to Care About Sudan?" by Ann Curry.
The author, a former international correspondent for NBC News, asks if it is too much for us to care about the world's largest humanitarian disaster. She concludes that when we care--as individuals, as a nation--we can make things happen.
Prospect published on 1 April 2026 an article titled "Sudan's War in the Mountains" by Sophie Neiman.
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is using the Nuba Mountains as a thoroughfare to take territory controlled by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) in the eastern part of Sudan. The Nuba Mountains have become a new frontline in the civil war. The RSF is aligned with the SPLM-N against the SAF.
The Associated Press published on 10 March 2026 an article titled "UN Peacekeepers Defy South Sudan Military's Order to Leave Opposition-held Town" by Florence Miettaux and Deng Machol.
The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan refused to comply with an order from the South Sudan government to shut down its base in Akobo, an opposition stronghold near the Ethiopian border where thousands of refugees have fled. South Sudan government forces intend to attack the town.
The African Union Peace and Security Council adopted on 12 February 2026 a Communique on the Situation in Sudan.
The Communique called on member states to respect the territorial integrity and unity of Sudan and the total rejection of a parallel government led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. It welcomed the return to Khartoum of the Transitional Government of Sudan. It condemned unnamed external actors for fueling the conflict in Sudan.
Reuters published on 10 February 2026 a major report titled "Ethiopia Builds Secret Camp to Train RSF Fighters, Sources Say" by Giulia Paravicini and Reade Levinson.
The journalists report that Ethiopia is hosting a secret camp to train thousands of fighters for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group in neighboring Sudan. Located inside Ethiopia about 32 kilometers from the Sudan/South Sudan border, the camp had 4,300 RSF fighters undergoing military training as of early January. The recruits are mainly Ethiopian but also include nationals from Sudan and South Sudan, including from the SPLM-N militia that controls territory in Sudan's neighboring Blue Nile State.
Eight sources, including a senior Ethiopian government official, said the United Arab Emirates financed the camp's construction and provided military trainers and logistical support to the camp. Satellite imagery confirms existence of the camp and has also detected new drone operations in the vicinity. The camp constitutes the first direct evidence of Ethiopia's involvement in Sudan's civil war.
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies published in December 2025 an infographic titled "Ten African Security Trends from 2025 in Graphics."
The paper covers the following issues:
--Sudan Fragmentation Strains Region
--Militant Islamist Group Momentum
--Impunity and Abuses of Power
--China and Russia Expand Foothold
--Growing Gulf Actor Competition
--Escalated Fighting in the DRC
--Regional Instability Impacts Nigeria
--Evolving Warfare Technology
--Urbanization and Youth Protests
--Progress toward Agenda 2063
The Washington Post posted on 15 December 2025 a commentary titled "I Came from Somalia at 19. Let Me Tell You about the America I Met" by Mohamed Osman Mohamed.
This is the account of a Somali who arrived in the United States in 2010 from the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. Now the executive director of the Nation of Poets in Minneapolis, he describes the welcome and help he received upon arrival and how that situation has changed so negatively today.
The Washington Post published on 4 December 2025 an article titled "Minnesota, Known for a Warm Welcome, Turns Icy for Somali Immigrants" by Caroline O'Donovan and Emmanuel Felton.
A combination of disparaging remarks by President Trump about the Somali community in Minnesota and recent raids in the Twin Cities by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have instilled a sense of fear among Somali Americans.
The New York Times published on 4 December 2025 an opinion piece titled "Ilhan Omar: Trump Knows He's Failing. Cue the Bigotry."
Representative Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minneapolis, responded to President Trump's vilification of her personally and the Minnesota Somali community generally. She described Trump's remarks as "hate speech" and contributing to xenophobia.
Foreign Policy published on 20 November 2025 an article titled "The Dire Need for International Pressure to End the War in Sudan" by John Haltiwanger.
The secretary-general of the Danish Refugee Council, Charlotte Slente, recently met with Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad. She concluded that the international community must put pressure on the belligerents in Sudan to end the atrocities and genocide.
The Associated Press published on 26 September 2025 an article titled "World Leaders Step Up Efforts Behind the Scenes at the UN to End the War in Sudan" by Edith M. Lederer.
The Quad (United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and UAE) met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and called for a ceasefire in Sudan followed and concluded within 9 months by a process that results in a civilian government having broad legitimacy. A separate group convened by the African Union and European Union supported the Quad proposal and called on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudan Armed Forces to reach a permanent ceasefire.
The UN Human Rights Council published on 5 September 2025 a report titled "Sudan: A War of Atrocities."
An Independent Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan compiled this report, which documents widespread violence against individuals and communities, including killings, mass displacement, detention, enforced disappearance, and sexual violence. Medical centers, schools, markets, food production systems, electricity stations, and displacement camps suffered extensive damage.
Both the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan Armed Forces perpetrated war crimes, but the RSF and their allies generally were the most criticized of the two sides.
The Sentry published in June 2025 a report titled "Power and Plunder: The Eritrean Defense Forces Intervention in Tigray."
The war in Ethiopia's Tigray Region resulted in a humanitarian crisis of immense proportions. War crimes were perpetrated by all parties to the conflict, but the nature of atrocities and war profiteering carried out by the Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) was unmatched in scale and premeditation. The EDF engaged in massacres, widespread sexual violence, and systematic looting, including of Tigrayan factory machinery, medical supplies and equipment, and cultural antiquities.
Ethiopia Insight published on 20 August 2025 a commentary titled "Strategic Reversals: Abiy's Miscalculation and the Tigray-Eritrea Realignment" by Yonas Nigussie, political economist.
The author argues that Tigray Region, sidelined by the collapse of the Pretoria Agreement, is fighting for survival. Eritrea, haunted by fears of Ethiopian expansionism, seeks a strategic buffer. Internal power struggles have fractured the Tigray People's Liberation Front. One Tigrayan faction has signaled its willingness to align with Eritrea in an unholy alliance against the federal government of Ethiopia. This could spark another bloody civil war.
The International Crisis Group posted on 18 August 2025 remarks titled "Briefing to UN Security Council on the Situation in South Sudan" by Murithi Mutiga.
The 2018 peace accord, which ended a civil war in South Sudan, appears to be collapsing and the ongoing civil war in neighboring Sudan is extending instability by driving over 1.2 million people into South Sudan.
The Economist published on 15 July 2025 an article titled "Five Charts Explain Trump's Cuts to Foreign Aid."
The Economist displays in five charts the impact of the dismantlement of USAID. In terms of impact as a percent of gross national income, Africa is the most affected continent. Funding cuts by sector primarily impact infrastructure (100%), basic education (99%), administrative costs (94%), and maternal and child health (92%).
The least affected programs are economic growth (12%), refugees and IDPs (13%), and HIV/AIDS (20%). Projected global deaths in 2026 due to the health care cuts total 973,000.
ABC News posted on 13 July 2025 an article titled "Sudan Has Become a 'Case Study' for the Impact of USAID Cuts, Aid Worker Says" by Chris Boccia.
The dismantling of USAID has created a chaotic situation in Sudan following a humanitarian emergency that began several years ago. Some US food aid continues to reach Sudan. Cuts in the health sector programs have been especially damaging.
