Three scenarios – all grim – on how the renewed conflict in Tigray could develop. The conflict in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray moved a
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From New Lines Magazine Riyadh’s latest victories in Yemen relied on UAE-backed forces that want their own state, raising questions about who will ultimately benefit
The UAE shares no border with Sudan and faces no refugee crisis from its war. It has only an interest in the country’s gold, ports,
Sudan’s brutal civil war continues with no end in sight in its fourth year, largely due to the negative role of outside actors. The United
The Seven-Day Lightning Offensive That Changed Yemen’s War, by Mohammed Al-Qadhi – 21 September 2026
From New Lines Magazine How the Houthis seized the country’s western coastline and reached for Bab al-Mandab There are moments in Yemen’s long war when
Although the UAE doesn’t occupy territory, it arms militias, controls ports, and launders violence through the language of development. Sudan is paying the price. Empire
From +972 Magazine Saudi accusations that Abu Dhabi acts as Israel’s proxy have ignited a media firestorm. But similar anti-Israel sentiments circulate within the UAE
Sudan’s war is far from a binary struggle; it is a conflict where a web of local, regional, and global interests and tensions has converged
From New Lines Magazine In 2018, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman described the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood and jihadist organizations (such
From +972 Magazine By projecting power into the Horn of Africa, Israel aims to increase pressure on rivals, undermine regional stability, and narrow the space
The tragedy of El-Fasher, the Sudanese army’s last stronghold in Darfur, was not unforeseen; it was inevitable. From the moment the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
In one of its most important facets, Sudan’s war is a war against the revolution that began in December 2018 and endures in the daily
Counterrevolution, Gold, and Global Impunity Sudan today is not only a battlefield between two militarized factions. It is a graveyard of regional and international hypocrisy
From Atar: Sudan in Perspective The Haftar-Hemedti nexus rests on a shared ideology that scorns centralised state authority in favour of personal loyalty networks and
In mid-June, a highly choreographed show of bonhomie was organised at the Mereb Bridge in Tigray, which connects Ethiopia’s northernmost region to Eritrea. Waving Eritrean and
From +972 Magazine Abu Dhabi seeks to present itself to the West as a stable alternative to an increasingly rogue Israel, where defense cooperation and
Africa today stands at a crossroads, caught between internal crises, shifting global power dynamics, and the slow unraveling of the post-liberation political order. Across the
The United Arab Emirates has become a sub-imperial power in Africa, investing in ports, airports and infrastructure projects to extract resources and increase its global
In February 2020, the editors of this volume organized a POMEPS workshop that explored the origins of the disciplinary divide between the study of Africa