About Sudan
Capital: Khartoum
Population Estimate: 43,849,260 million (Source: World Bank)
Area: 1.88 million square kilometers
Borders: South Sudan, Egypt, Eritrea, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Libya
Independence Day: January 1, 1956
Prime Minister: Transitional Military Council (TMC)
Major Religion: Islam
Other Common Religions: Christianity
Currency: Sudanese Pound
Key Challenges: Humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region, border disputes with South Sudan, sharing of natural resources with South Sudan
Interesting Fact: The independent state of the Republic of Sudan was born on July 9, 2011
Country Analysis
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The Fall of Al-Fashir and the Beginning of a New Phase in Darfur
On October 26, 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control of Al-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur State, after ...
El Fasher Falls: What It Means for the Future of Sudan’s War
As of October 29, 2025, Sudan’s war has crossed a dark and decisive threshold with the fall of El Fasher, ...
From Mali to Sudan, Africa’s Coups Are Backfiring and Juntas Are Losing Wars and States.
When the wave of coups swept across the Sahel—from Mali (2020, 2021) to Burkina Faso (2022), Niger (2023), and Sudan ...
Sudan’s Deepening Abyss: Two Years of War, Shifting Frontlines, and a Region on the Brink
April 15, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: two years since Sudan plunged into a devastating civil-war. What began as a ...
South Sudan’s Precarious Peace: Can It Survive the Shadows of War?
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, is teetering on the edge of a familiar abyss. Since gaining independence from Sudan ...
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