2 June 2026 More evidence from multiple sources strengthens claims that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is supporting a covert network to recruit and transport Colombian private military contractors to Sudan to fight alongside the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The latest shipment of Colombian mercenaries appears to have taken place in early May. Ayin […] Ayin Network ->

Radio Dabanga has been shortlisted as one of 11 ‘trailblazing’ media organisations nominated for the… The post Radio Dabanga nominated for 2026 IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer Award appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online. Radio Dabanga ->

The death toll from a paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attack on villages west of… The post Sudan gov reports 58 dead in RSF attack on North Kordofan villages appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online. Radio Dabanga ->

For twenty years I have worked strengthening African governance and multilateral institutions. Across each sector – security, economic development, education reform and humanitarian aid – I heard inspiring politicians agree to ambitious international cooperation to tackle regional problems. Yet that solidarity was, more often than not, lost in poor follow-through action. International cooperation on the continent can feel rousing at first and then disappointing when it comes time to take action. ...

The commander of the Rapid Support forces, Lt Gen Mohammed Hamdan ‘Hemedti’ Dagalo, has issued… The post Sudan: Hemedti decrees foundation of Security and Defence Council for Tasees govt appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online. Radio Dabanga ->

Meetings organised by the ‘quintet’ group in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa from June 3… The post ‘Quintet-brokered Addis dialogue on Sudan is flooding the political process’ appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online. Radio Dabanga ->

What does the much-publicised rise and sudden death of a firm that boasted friends in Silicon Valley and Washington DC tell us about the climate crisis, structural underdevelopment in Africa and the frugal innovations designed to mitigate it? The closure of Koko Networks at the beginning of February elicited an interesting range of reactions in the country. Some cast suspicion on the Kenyan government, claiming that the company was denied the letter of authorisation (LoA) because it refused to p ...

29 May 2026 Produced in partnership with the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), this documentary explores the aftermath of sexual violence against women and girls in one of the most affected states: Al-Jazeera State. In mid-December 2023, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) invaded Al-Jazeera State, targeting the capital, Wad […] Ayin Network ->

29 May 2026 In a shelter centre in Kassala stripped of basic services, Marwa* and her family have endured three years of displacement. Life in the camp has been harsh, but she now faces an even more difficult prospect: being pushed to return to Khartoum – the very city she fled. Marwa does not want […] Ayin Network ->

One year after his passing, how should we remember Ngugi? 1. The early years At first, it was just enough to write. Because the silence had gone on for too long. In just a hundred years, between 1860 and 1960, the Africans between the two Rift Valleys experienced a most profound change to their existences in material, spiritual, biological, and even chronological ways. They have been forced to face the question of the very meaning of their existence ever since. Though epic in scale, much of this ...