Opinion

Mohamed Abdelrahim Jawish Calls have been pouring in from my friends—and from my children’s friends too—ever since I returned to Khartoum. They all ask just one question: “What’s Khartoum like?” At first, I dodged the question to…

A quiet, humble, and sharp-witted man, a man of asceticism and integrity, possessed of indescribable courage. He was unknown to the Sudanese public, despite the fact that some of the most significant breakthroughs in the peace…

Ambassador Abdel Azim Al-Sheikh Osman From the leadership of our armed forces, we have learned the virtues of planning in silence, patience in the face of trials, and the restraint of anger—never reacting impulsively or yielding under…

Mohamed Abdelrahim Jawish The war, now approaching the completion of its third year, has been an exceptional event in Sudan’s history—indeed, in world history as a whole. It witnessed the occupation of the nation’s capital and the siege of…

Al-Musallami Al-Bashir Al-Kabbashi The second of February 2026, the night of mid-Sha‘ban 1447 AH, marks my final day in the service of the Al Jazeera Media Network, after twenty-one years as Director of its Sudan Bureau since 2005,…

Dr Khidr Haroun The sharp polarisation between the Right and the Left in the United States of America—where the term Left in the American context denotes an extreme form of liberalism hostile to tradition—is commonly described as…

Salma Hamad Introduction In this series of articles, we set out to lift the veil on unsettling facts that document an existential struggle between Sudan’s deeply rooted national identity and systematic settlement projects. What Sudan is…

Mohannad Awad The Emirati experience in the region was never a series of passing political manoeuvres; rather, it was an explicit attempt to build rapid influence based on money, ports, façades, and momentary alliances. Yet it…

Mahjoub Fadle Badri Lieutenant General Al-Naeem Khidir Mursal remarked sarcastically on the phenomenon of the militia’s use of drones to target specific items of infrastructure in some cities, after the army forced its remnants…

Dr. Ismail Satti In recent months, a Sudanese group calling itself “Sumoud” has increased its overseas political activity through a series of foreign visits undertaken by several of its leading figures, including Abdalla Hamdok…