Sudan
FBI Arrests LA Resident Over $70M Iranian Arms Pipeline to Sudan
Shamim Mafi's LAX arrest exposes Iran's use of US-based front companies to funnel drones, ordnance, and millions of ammunition rounds to Sudan, revealing state-sponsored proliferation networks operating within American borders.
Sudan’s Civil War Becomes East Africa’s Infrastructure Threat
As Ethiopia, Egypt, and Chad shift from observers to combatants, the conflict now threatens Red Sea shipping lanes, submarine cables carrying 18% of global data, and agricultural supply chains already stressed by Iran tensions.
1,010 Aid Workers Killed in Three Years as State Actors Drive Record Humanitarian Deaths
UN data shows aid worker fatalities nearly tripled from prior period, with 326 deaths in 2025 alone signaling systemic collapse in conflict protections.
US Designates Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood as Terror Group, Escalating Iran Proxy War in Horn of Africa
Washington's move targets an organization that governed Sudan for three decades and claims 20,000 fighters, setting legal precedent for sanctioning political Islamist movements with governance history.
Ruweng Massacre: 122 Dead in Oil Region Attack Tests South Sudan’s Fragile State
Deadly assault on strategic petroleum zone exposes deepening crisis as economy contracts, refugee pressures mount, and regional oil infrastructure faces escalating violence.
Sudan’s Gum Arabic Trade Fuels Both Sides of War, Undermining Peace
The obscure resin that stabilizes Coca-Cola and M&Ms generates millions for the RSF and SAF militias, creating perverse incentives to prolong the world's worst humanitarian crisis.