Sudan's sovereignty in peril as army, RSF dig in amid failed peace efforts

A young Sudanese refugee prepares a meal next to her shelter in the Farchana refugee camp, on April 7, 2024. [Photo by Joris Bolomey / AFP)

Across East Africa, cycles of liberation and repression have left deep scars. South Sudan’s independence, mediated in Kenya, was heralded as a historic victory but came after decades of war.

Somalia has yet to recover from the collapse of Siyaad Barre, and Ethiopia’s fragile renaissance under Meles Zenawi unravelled into ethnic violence after his death.