That is, soldiers of fortune recruited on the basis of ethnic affiliation, or driven by economic motivations, who have been heading to Sudan from across Africa’s Sahel region, the vast semi-arid area of the continent separating the Sahara Desert to the north from the more fertile tropical regions to the south.
The involvement of non-Sudanese Arab fighters in Sudan’s civil war has impacts far beyond the country’s borders and highlights broader sociopolitical and economic trends across the African continent. As a researcher following the developments shaping political transitions in countries along the Red Sea, I believe that understanding the complex dynamics drawing outside fighters into Sudan’s civil war is crucial to comprehending the larger geopolitical shifts that are shaping the region.
Migrations, climate change and resource scarcity
The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces broke out in April 2023 after the support forces, which until then were under the control of the armed forces, attacked government positions in the capital, Khartoum. It quickly descended into bloody fighting across the country between the two rival groups.
It is not just a local concern but increasingly a regional one. Fighters from Chad, Libya and Niger have joined the support forces, indicating a web of alliances that challenge traditional notions of national sovereignty and security.
That is, soldiers of fortune recruited on the basis of ethnic affiliation, or driven by economic motivations, who have been heading to Sudan from across Africa’s Sahel region, the vast semi-arid area of the continent separating the Sahara Desert to the north from the more fertile tropical regions to the south.
The involvement of non-Sudanese Arab fighters in Sudan’s civil war has impacts far beyond the country’s borders and highlights broader sociopolitical and economic trends across the African continent. As a researcher following the developments shaping political transitions in countries along the Red Sea, I believe that understanding the complex dynamics drawing outside fighters into Sudan’s civil war is crucial to comprehending the larger geopolitical shifts that are shaping the region.
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