“The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” – Thucydides, 5th Century BC. For the past two decades, the International Criminal Court has concentrated on the war crimes and criminals who have operated in Africa. Over the past month, however, the court has issued an …

The credit agency warned that the fighting had shut down the Sudanese economy and could leave multilateral development banks exposed. The potential of a protracted conflict in Sudan has brought the country’s fragile economy to a “halt,” but it also poses a credit risk to neighboring states and multilateral development …

China’s economic interests, deep-rooted diplomatic relations with Khartoum, leaves Beijing worried about instability in Sudan and the Horn of Africa. China has thus far not taken sides in the fighting between the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary, which has entered its second week. Beijing’s cautious …