At Deby's upcoming inauguration this Thursday, speculation about whether Masra remains as PM will seemingly be answered. How he can protest the fundamental conduct and outcome of the election and then continue to serve as PM under an illegitimate President seems hard to square..

Some moral clarity from the Republican Senate on what just happened in #Chad .

Saudi Vice Foreign Minister Receives US Special Envoy for Sudan. Not exactly a high-level meeting or a significant readout. Very discouraging. spa.gov.sa/link/fDtS

'The two Gulf State rivals will continue squeezing what they can from #Sudan ’s horrendous civil war, in the hope that when the time comes, they will emerge as the dominant power in post-war Sudan.'

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'With [Kenya's] arrival just days away, the 2500 police officers will confront a better equipped, funded, trained and unified gang force than any mission previously deployed to Haiti.' This is going to end so bad for Ruto. Hope the state visit is worth it!nytimes.com/2024/05/21/wor…

Sounds like someone said the quiet part out loud

Reports of Turkey sending Syrian mercenaries to Niger further complicates the situation in the Sahel. But as long as US officials continue to ignore the broader reasons why the people there, junta or otherwise, prefer to hire their security than get it 'for free' from the West we

Inside the Sudanese city besieged by rebels telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Ruto has spent a lot of time on the world stage, but unless benefits of all that travel begin to accrue to people other than Ruto himself, he is likely to face mounting discontent,” says Cameron Hudson semafor.com/article/05/16/…

My latest report looking at #Nigeria under Tinubu, his style, decision making and what that portends for the economy and Nigeria’s petroleum sector.

Can famine in #Sudan be prevented? Yes.

But we need the militaries on all sides to give us humanitarian access.

It's the trajectory of the war and the commanders on the ground who are blocking the access we desperately need.

Full conversation with PBS NewsHour's Nick Schifrin:

I offer some perspectives with my CSIS colleagues on how NATO might approach re-engaging with its southern neighbors. In the Sahel, that means understanding and overcoming its legacy of aggressive action in Libya and the chaos that generated to the south csis.org/analysis/nato-…

NATO's engagement with its southern neighborhood is a thorny issue, which divides both allies & partners. A new report by experts brings a fresh look.
W/ Cameron Hudson Charlie G. Encina Selin Uysal, we unpack and assess its main findings, in this new piece @csis 👇
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Tinubu seeks help of Senegalese President to bring Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso back to ECOWAS...but he should probably be convincing Faye not to take Senegal out of ECOWAS. pmnewsnigeria.com/2024/05/17/tin…

Seemingly underreported in narratives Im reading about the fighting in/around Fasher is this growing role of civilians standing up to defend themselves against the coming RSF onslaught. Some with guns, others with just sticks, they will not be lambs to the slaughter. Powerful!

An interesting argument to invest in Sudan's ag sector rather than focusing on humanitarian aid in the long term. devex.com/news/opinion-a… #Devex

Im sharing not because I believe these arguments, but because I think this viewpoint is growing more dominant among the decisionmakers who matter to #Sudan 's future. 'Sudan is destroyed and we cant undo it so our focus now should just be on great powers.' gatestoneinstitute.org/20640/sudan-co…

This feels like political gotcha. Some political reporter should find out the % of times a White House head of state visit also includes a joint address to Congress. Has to be far below 50%

“Ruto has spent a lot of time on the world stage, but unless benefits of all that travel begin to accrue to people other than Ruto himself he is likely to face mounting discontent,” Cameron Hudson ahead of Ruto's state visit to the US
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