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Sudan’s military is rejecting accusations from Ethiopia that Khartoum is backing armed groups fighting government forces in the north, calling the claims “baseless.”
Ethiopia’s army chief accused Eritrea and Sudan on Sunday of backing armed groups fighting federal troops, as clashes with Tigrayan rebels intensified. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front said it was waging a “defensive war” and seized airports. A humanitarian source said rebels captured the Afar town of Erebti on Sunday.
In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Trump's Africa envoy Massad Boulos said that each side in Sudan feels it "could get a decisive military victory". Asked about Western Sahara, he acknowledged there is no "imminent solution that we can feel or touch". He also rejected Rwanda's accusations of bias over US sanctions, saying they "can easily be reversed".
Media reports say US withheld army chief's visa to pressure him into accepting a 90-day truce in Sudan's civil war.
Nearly 100 people have died in recent days in the scramble for gold, whose value has grown in a shattered economy.
Efforts to bring about humanitarian truces in Sudan hit a dead end as warring factions prioritise battlefield victories.
Africa Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 18, 2026 A shelter in a camp for people displaced by Sudan’s war. At Al-Zaraa in West Kordofan the Sudanese Doctors Network counted at least 67 dead in the mine… The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 18, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
UN Interim Security Force for Abyei strengthens security on the ground after days of deadly fighting.
On Tuesday in Geneva, Chad once again denied any involvement in the war in Sudan, while taking part in the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council. N’Djamena has repeatedly been accused of serving as a logistical rear base for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and has consistently rejected those allegations. FRANCE 24’s Harold Girard reports.
Eight US senators have asked Washington's UN ambassador to push for measures on gold-extraction chemicals and gum arabic sourcing, days before the Sudan sanctions mandate expires. The post US Senators Want Sudan’s War Cut Off From Gold and Gum Arabic appeared first on The Rio Times.